Where does “Symptom” come from?

Symptom (German) comes from Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα, from Ancient Greek συμπίπτω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

Symptom (German): symptom, sign

Definitions

  1. symptom, sign

Ancestry of “Symptom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσύμπτωμαanything that has befallen one, a chance,...
2Ancient GreekσυμπίπτωI fall together, meet violently; I fall upon,...
3Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
4Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
5Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with

Words derived from “Symptom

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksún