Where does “syncrisis” come from?

syncrisis (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.

syncrisis (English): A figure of speech in which opposite things or...

Definitions

  1. A figure of speech in which opposite things or...

Ancestry of “syncrisis”, step by step

syncrisis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σύν

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

via Ancient Greek κρίσις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρίσιςdecision, determination, judgment; trial,...
2Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
3Proto-Hellenickríňňō
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα