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Where does “synsemantic” come from?

synsemantic (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.

synsemantic (English): Having a meaning only when in the company of...

Definitions

  1. Having a meaning only when in the company of...

Ancestry of “synsemantic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsynThat has a torsion angle between 0° and 90°
2EnglishsynonymA word whose meaning is the same as that of...
3Middle Englishsinonyme—
4Latinsynōnymum—
5Ancient GreekσυνώνυμοςHaving the same name; Having only one meaning:...
6Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
7Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
8Proto-Hellenic*ksún—
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