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Where does “syn-” come from?

syn- (English) comes from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

syn- (English): identical; with, together; concomitant

Definitions

  1. identical; with, together; concomitant

Ancestry of “syn-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
2Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
3Proto-Hellenic*ksún—

Words derived from “syn-”

  • sympathy
  • symbiont
  • synclinal
  • syndesmosis
  • syncline
  • endosymbiont
  • synchondrosis
  • symporter
  • syndesmotic
  • syncategorematic
  • synapomorphy
  • symphonious
  • syncarpous
  • synsedimentary
  • syntrophic
  • geosyncline
  • syntectonic
  • symbiogenesis
  • synkinesis
  • synanthropic
  • syngamy
  • geosynclinal
  • syndepositional
  • syntype
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