Where does “systemwide” come from?
Systemwide derives from English system, from Middle French systeme, from Ancient Greek σύστημα meaning "organized whole," itself formed from σύν meaning "together" and a root related to Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning "to stand."
systemwide (English): Throughout a system
Ancestry of “systemwide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -wide | Throughout the specified area |
| 2 | English | wide | Having a large physical extent from side to side;... |
| 3 | Old English | wīd | wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |