Where does “syntactic” come from?
Syntactic derives from Ancient Greek συντακτικός, from σύνταξις meaning arrangement or order, from τάξις meaning arrangement, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots som- and sem-.
syntactic (English): Of, related to or connected with syntax;...
Definitions
- Of, related to or connected with syntax;...
Ancestry of “syntactic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | συντακτικός | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συντάσσω | arrange together”, “to order |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | — |
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