Where does “syncategorematic” come from?
syncategorematic (English) comes from English categorematic, from Ancient Greek κατηγόρημα, from Ancient Greek κατηγορέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
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Ancestry of “syncategorematic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | categorematic | Capable of being employed alone as a term |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κατηγόρημα | an accusation; a predicate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κατηγορέω | to speak against, especially before judges, to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “syncategorematic”