Where does “synthpop” come from?
synthpop (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.
synthpop (English): A style of popular music in which the synthesizer...
Definitions
- A style of popular music in which the synthesizer...
Ancestry of “synthpop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |