Where does “synthétique” come from?
synthétique (French) comes from Ancient Greek συνθετικός, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.
synthétique (French): synthetic
Ancestry of “synthétique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | συνθετικός | skilled in putting together, constructive;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σύνθεσις | a putting together, composition, combination,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συντίθημι | to assemble, put together |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | — |
Words derived from “synthétique”