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Where does “σύνθεση” come from?

σύνθεση (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

σύνθεση (Greek): composition; synthesis; composition, musical work

Definitions

  1. composition; synthesis; composition, musical work

Ancestry of “σύνθεση”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσύνθεσιςa putting together, composition, combination,...
2Ancient Greekσυντίθημιto assemble, put together
3Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
4Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
5Proto-Hellenic*ksún—
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