Where does “syndactylism” come from?
syndactylism (English) comes from English syn, from English synonym, from Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.
syndactylism (English): syndactyly
Definitions
- syndactyly
Ancestry of “syndactylism”, step by step
syndactylism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English syn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | syn | That has a torsion angle between 0° and 90° |
| 2 | English | synonym | A word whose meaning is the same as that of... |
| 3 | Middle English | sinonyme | — |
| 4 | Latin | synōnymum | synonym |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συνώνυμος | Having the same name; Having only one meaning:... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |