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Where does “σύνταγμα” come from?

σύνταγμα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σύνταγμα, from Ancient Greek συντάσσω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

σύνταγμα (Greek): constitution; regiment; syntagma

Definitions

  1. constitution; regiment; syntagma

Ancestry of “σύνταγμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσύνταγμαorderly arrangement; syntactical element; body of...
2Ancient Greekσυντάσσωarrange together”, “to order
3Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
4Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
5Proto-Hellenic*ksún—
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