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Where does “synth” come from?

synth (English) comes from English synthetic, from French synthétique, from Ancient Greek συνθετικός, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

synth (English): A musical synthesizer; To play on a musical...

Definitions

  1. A musical synthesizer; To play on a musical...

Ancestry of “synth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsyntheticOf, or relating to synthesis; Produced by...
2Frenchsynthétiquesynthetic
3Ancient Greekσυνθετικόςskilled in putting together, constructive;...
4Ancient Greekσύνθεσιςa putting together, composition, combination,...
5Ancient Greekσυντίθημιto assemble, put together
6Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
7Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
8Proto-Hellenic*ksún—

Words derived from “synth”

  • synthpop
  • polysynth
  • synthy
  • synthpunk
  • synthwave
  • synthbass
  • spacesynth
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