Where does “syntaxis” come from?

syntaxis (English) comes from Late Latin syntaxis, from Ancient Greek σύνταξις, from Ancient Greek συντάσσω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

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Definitions

  1. Syntax; A convergence of mountain ranges, or...

Ancestry of “syntaxis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsyntaxisarrangement of words; syntaxis, syntax
2Ancient Greekσύνταξιςan arranging, putting in order; array,...
3Ancient Greekσυντάσσωarrange together”, “to order
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek σύν