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Where does “synthèse” come from?

synthèse (French) comes from Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

synthèse (French): synthesis; summary, overview

Definitions

  1. synthesis; summary, overview

Ancestry of “synthèse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsynthesisA collection or reunion of many objects of...
2Ancient Greekσύνθεσιςa putting together, composition, combination,...
3Ancient Greekσυντίθημιto assemble, put together
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksún—

Words derived from “synthèse”

  • chimiosynthèse
  • parasynthèse
  • électrosynthèse
  • synthétiser
  • nucléosynthèse
  • biosynthèse
  • psychosynthèse
  • synthetisieren
  • synthese
  • synthetisch
  • szintetizál
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