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Where does “synchron” come from?

synchron (German) comes from German synchronisch, from Latin synchronus, from Ancient Greek σύγχρονος, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

synchron (German): synchronous; synchronic

Definitions

  1. synchronous; synchronic

Ancestry of “synchron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansynchronischsynchronic
2Latinsynchronuscontemporary, synchronic
3Ancient Greekσύγχρονοςcontemporary; synchronous; simultaneous;...
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksún—

Words derived from “synchron”

  • asynchron
  • Asynchronmotor
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