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Where does “syndicat” come from?

syndicat (French) comes from French syndic, from Late Latin syndicus, from Ancient Greek σύνδικος, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

syndicat (French): syndicate; union, trade union

Definitions

  1. syndicate; union, trade union

Ancestry of “syndicat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsyndica syndic
2Late Latinsyndicusrepresentative of a corporation or town, syndic;...
3Ancient Greekσύνδικοςadvocate of a defendant; advocate for a...
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksún—

Words derived from “syndicat”

  • syndicate
  • syndication
  • syndicalism
  • syndicalist
  • syndical
  • syndicator
  • subsyndicate
  • anarcho-syndicalism
  • resyndicate
  • antisyndicate
  • anarcho-syndicalist
  • resyndication
  • syndiquer
  • syndicaliste
  • syndicalisme
  • syndical
  • anarchosyndicaliste
  • anarchosyndicalisme
  • intersyndical
  • Syndikat
  • 辛迪加
  • sindikato
  • sindikat
  • синдикат
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