Where does “synthdance” come from?
synthdance (English) comes from English synth, 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 — beside, with.
synthdance (English): electronic dance music employing a synthesizer
Definitions
- electronic dance music employing a synthesizer
Ancestry of “synthdance”, step by step
synthdance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English synth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | synth | A musical synthesizer; To play on a musical... |
| 2 | English | synthetic | Of, or relating to synthesis; Produced by... |
| 3 | French | synthétique | synthetic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συνθετικός | skilled in putting together, constructive;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύνθεσις | a putting together, composition, combination,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συντίθημι | to assemble, put together |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |