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Where does “sync” come from?

Sync derives from English synchronize, from Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω, combining χρόνος (time) and σύν (together) with the suffix -ῐ́ζω, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European som- and sem-.

sync (English): Clipping of synchronization; Harmony; A music...

Definitions

  1. Clipping of synchronization; Harmony; A music...

Ancestry of “sync”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsynchronizationThe state or property of being synchronized; The...
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
4Old French-ation-ation
5Latin-ātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “sync”

  • synch
  • multisync
  • syncword
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