Where does “Syntax” come from?

Syntax (German) comes from Latin syntaxis, from Ancient Greek σύνταξις, from Ancient Greek συντάσσω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

Syntax (German): syntax

Definitions

  1. syntax

Ancestry of “Syntax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsyntaxissyntaxis, syntax
2Ancient Greekσύνταξιςan arranging, putting in order; array,...
3Ancient Greekσυντάσσωarrange together”, “to order
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with

Words derived from “Syntax

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