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Where does “sinonimo” come from?

sinonimo (Italian) comes from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

sinonimo (Italian): synonymous; synonym

Definitions

  1. synonymous; synonym

Ancestry of “sinonimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsynōnymum—
2Ancient GreekσυνώνυμοςHaving the same name; Having only one meaning:...
3Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
4Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
5Proto-Hellenic*ksún—

Words derived from “sinonimo”

  • sinonimu
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