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Where does “synchronizing” come from?

Synchronizing derives from English synchronize, from Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω, built from χρόνος (time) and σύν (together), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem- (same).

synchronizing (English): present participle of synchronize

Definitions

  1. present participle of synchronize

Ancestry of “synchronizing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsynchronizeTo cause two or more events or actions to happen...
2Ancient Greekσυγχρονίζωtake the same time
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ζω—

Words derived from “synchronizing”

  • semisynchronizing
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω →