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Where does “synonymousness” come from?

synonymousness (English) comes from English synonymous, from Latin synonymus, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

synonymousness (English): The quality of being synonymous

Definitions

  1. The quality of being synonymous

Ancestry of “synonymousness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsynonymoushaving an identical meaning; having a similar...
2Latinsynonymus—
3Ancient GreekσυνώνυμοςHaving the same name; Having only one meaning:...
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksún—
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