Where does “synapse” come from?
synapse (French) comes from Ancient Greek σύναψις, from Ancient Greek συνάπτω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.
synapse (French): synapse
Ancestry of “synapse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | σύναψις | contact; point or line of junction; union,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συνάπτω | I join together, connect |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | — |
Words derived from “synapse”