Where does “synonyme” come from?

synonyme (French) comes from Latin synonymon, from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

synonyme (French): synonymous; synonym

Definitions

  1. synonymous; synonym

Ancestry of “synonyme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsynonymonnominative neuter singular of synōnymos;...
2Latinsynōnymumsynonym
3Ancient GreekσυνώνυμοςHaving the same name; Having only one meaning:...
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with

Words derived from “synonyme”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksún →Every word from Ancient Greek σῠν- →Every word from Ancient Greek σύν →