Where does “sym-” come from?

sym- (French) comes from French syn-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Ancient Greek πατρίς, from Ancient Greek πᾰτήρ, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

sym- (French): Alternative form of syn-, used before labials

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of syn-, used before labials

Ancestry of “sym-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsyn-syn
2Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
3Ancient GreekπατρίςThe place of one's father/ancestors: fatherland,...
4Ancient Greekπᾰτήρfather
5Ancient GreekὄνυμαDoric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ
6Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “sym-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα