Where does “synchronous” come from?

Synchronous derives from Late Latin synchronus, from Ancient Greek σύγχρονος, composed of σύν and χρόνος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning together.

synchronous (English): At the same time, at the same frequency;...

Definitions

  1. At the same time, at the same frequency;...

Ancestry of “synchronous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsynchronuscontemporary, synchronic
2Ancient Greekσύγχρονοςcontemporary; synchronous; simultaneous;...
3Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
4Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
5Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with

Words derived from “synchronous

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksún