Where does “syncretism” come from?
Syncretism comes from Latin syncretismus, from Ancient Greek συγκρητισμός, derived from the verb συγκρητίζω combining σύν (together) with roots from Proto-Indo-European som- and sem-.
syncretism (English): The reconciliation or fusion of different...
Definitions
- The reconciliation or fusion of different...
Ancestry of “syncretism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | syncretismus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συγκρητισμός | the federation of Cretan cities; setting aside... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συγκρητίζω | to unite against a common enemy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πατρίς | The place of one's father/ancestors: fatherland,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πᾰτήρ | father |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυμα | Doric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |