Where does “シンポジウム” come from?

シンポジウム (Japanese) comes from English symposium, from Latin symposium, from Ancient Greek συμπόσιον, from Ancient Greek σῠμπότης, from Ancient Greek σῠμπῑ́νω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

シンポジウム (Japanese): symposium

Definitions

  1. symposium

Ancestry of “シンポジウム”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsymposiumA conference or other meeting for discussion of a...
2Latinsymposiumsymposium
3Ancient Greekσυμπόσιονdrinking party, entertainment, feast, banquet,...
4Ancient Greekσῠμπότηςfellow drinker
5Ancient Greekσῠμπῑ́νωI drink together
6Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
7Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
8Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek σύν