Where does “syndrome” come from?
Syndrome derives from Ancient Greek συνδρομή, from συνδρομος meaning "running together," itself composed of σύν "together" and δρόμος "running," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European som- and sem-.
syndrome (English): A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or...
Definitions
- A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or...
Ancestry of “syndrome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | syndrome | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συνδρομή | a concourse of people |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύνδρομος | running together |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
Words derived from “syndrome”