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Where does “syntactically” come from?

Syntactically derives from English syntactic, from Ancient Greek συντακτικός, from Ancient Greek σύνταξις meaning arrangement, from Ancient Greek τάξις meaning order, from Proto-Indo-European som- and Proto-Indo-European sem-.

syntactically (English): According to the rules of syntax

Definitions

  1. According to the rules of syntax

Ancestry of “syntactically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-allyAlternative form of -ly , used with adjectives in...
2EnglishahistoricSynonym of ahistorical
3EnglishhistoricVery important; noteworthy: having importance or...
4Latinhistoricushistorical
5Latinhistoriahistory; account; story
6Ancient Greekἱστορίαinquiry, examination, systematic observation,...
7Ancient Greekἱστορέωto inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,...
8Ancient Greekἵστωρone who knows law and right, judge; witness; a...
9Proto-Hellenicwístōr—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtōrone who has seen, one who knows
11Indo-European*weyd-—
Every word from Indo-European *weyd- →