Where does “syncretismus” come from?
syncretismus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek συγκρητισμός, from Ancient Greek συγκρητίζω, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Ancient Greek πατρίς, from Ancient Greek πᾰτήρ, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ — to name.
Ancestry of “syncretismus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | συγκρητισμός | the federation of Cretan cities; setting aside... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συγκρητίζω | to unite against a common enemy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πατρίς | The place of one's father/ancestors: fatherland,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πᾰτήρ | father |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυμα | Doric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
Words derived from “syncretismus”