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Where does “seringue” come from?

seringue (French) comes from Latin sȳringa, from Latin sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ — pan pipes; catcall, whistle, hiss; mouthpiece of...

seringue (French): syringe; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. syringe; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “seringue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsȳringa—
2Latinsȳrinx—
3Ancient Greekσῦριγξpan pipes; catcall, whistle, hiss; mouthpiece of...

Words derived from “seringue”

  • syringe
  • syringes
  • microsyringe
  • syringeful
  • Syrette
  • syringelike
  • syringeable
  • nanosyringe
  • syringeless
  • syringable
  • seringuer
Every word from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ →