Where does “système” come from?
système (French) comes from Middle French systeme, from Late Latin systema, from Ancient Greek σύστημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
système (French): system; period
Definitions
- system; period
Ancestry of “système”, step by step
système traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French systeme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | systeme | system |
| 2 | Late Latin | systema | harmony; musical scale; set of celestial objects;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύστημα | a whole made of several parts or members, system;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Latin systēma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | systēma | system |