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Where does “synthetic ice” come from?

synthetic ice (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.

synthetic ice (English): A surface substitute for ice, allowing the use of...

Definitions

  1. A surface substitute for ice, allowing the use of...

Ancestry of “synthetic ice”, 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 “synthetic ice”

  • synthetic ice skate
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