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Where does “syncopic” come from?

syncopic (English) comes from English syncope, from Late Latin syncope, from Ancient Greek συγκοπή, from Ancient Greek συγκόπτω, from Ancient Greek κόπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

syncopic (English): syncopal

Definitions

  1. syncopal

Ancestry of “syncopic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsyncopeThe loss or elision of a sound from the interior...
2Late Latinsyncope—
3Ancient Greekσυγκοπήa cutting up, cutting into small pieces;...
4Ancient Greekσυγκόπτωcut up
5Ancient Greekκόπτωstrike; cut; shake
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
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