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 — beside, with.

synthétique (French): synthetic

Definitions

  1. synthetic

Ancestry of “synthétique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσυνθετικόςskilled in putting together, constructive;...
2Ancient Greekσύνθεσιςa putting together, composition, combination,...
3Ancient Greekσυντίθημιto assemble, put together
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with

Words derived from “synthétique

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek συντίθημι