Where does “sincope” come from?

sincope (Italian) comes from Latin syncope, from Ancient Greek σῠγκοπή — a cutting up, cutting into small pieces.

sincope (Italian): syncope; syncopation

Definitions

  1. syncope; syncopation

Ancestry of “sincope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsyncope—
2Ancient Greekσῠγκοπήa cutting up, cutting into small pieces

Words derived from “sincope”

Every word from Ancient Greek σῠγκοπή →Every word from Latin syncope →