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
- present participle of synchronize
Ancestry of “synchronizing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | synchronize | To cause two or more events or actions to happen... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συγχρονίζω | take the same time |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ζω | Used to form similative verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs |