Where does “synonymous” come from?
Synonymous comes from Middle English -ous, from Latin synonymum, from Latin -osus, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα meaning name, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European som-.
synonymous (English): having an identical meaning; having a similar...
Definitions
- having an identical meaning; having a similar...
Ancestry of “synonymous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | synonymus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συνώνυμος | Having the same name; Having only one meaning:... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | — |
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