Where does “syncopate” come from?
syncopate (English) comes from Latin syncopātus, from Classical Latin syncopa, 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 — to name.
syncopate (English): to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a...
Definitions
- to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a...
Ancestry of “syncopate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | syncopātus | — |
| 2 | Classical Latin | syncopa | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πατρίς | The place of one's father/ancestors: fatherland,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πᾰτήρ | father |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυμα | Doric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
Words derived from “syncopate”