Where does “succinct” come from?
succinct (French) comes from Old French succinct, from Latin succinctus, from Latin succingō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
succinct (French): succinct; light; Concise in its intentions
Definitions
- succinct; light; Concise in its intentions
Ancestry of “succinct”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | succinct | — |
| 2 | Latin | succinctus | ready, prepared, having been readied; succinct,... |
| 3 | Latin | succingō | — |
| 4 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “succinct”