Where does “syncope” come from?
Syncope comes from Latin syncope, from Ancient Greek συγκοπή, derived from Ancient Greek σύν combined with Proto-Indo-European som-, itself from Proto-Indo-European sem-.
syncope (English): The loss or elision of a sound from the interior...
Definitions
- The loss or elision of a sound from the interior...
Ancestry of “syncope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | syncope | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συγκοπή | a cutting up, cutting into small pieces;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συγκόπτω | cut up |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόπτω | strike; cut; shake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |
Words derived from “syncope”