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Where does “synclastic” come from?

synclastic (English) comes from Ancient Greek σύν, from Ancient Greek πατρίς, from Ancient Greek πᾰτήρ, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

synclastic (English): curved toward the same side in all directions; of...

Definitions

  1. curved toward the same side in all directions; of...

Ancestry of “synclastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
2Ancient GreekπατρίςThe place of one's father/ancestors: fatherland,...
3Ancient Greekπᾰτήρfather
4Ancient GreekὄνυμαDoric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ
5Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
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