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Where does “synonyymi” come from?

synonyymi (Finnish) comes from Swedish synonym, from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

synonyymi (Finnish): synonym, as a word meaning the same as another...

Definitions

  1. synonym, as a word meaning the same as another...

Ancestry of “synonyymi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsynonymsynonymous; synonym
2Latinsynōnymum—
3Ancient GreekσυνώνυμοςHaving the same name; Having only one meaning:...
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksún—

Words derived from “synonyymi”

  • synonyymisanakirja
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