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Where does “synthesis” come from?

synthesis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

synthesis (Latin): A collection or reunion of many objects of...

Definitions

  1. A collection or reunion of many objects of...

Ancestry of “synthesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσύνθεσιςa putting together, composition, combination,...
2Ancient Greekσυντίθημιto assemble, put together
3Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
4Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
5Proto-Hellenic*ksún—

Words derived from “synthesis”

  • synthesis
  • photosynthesis
  • synthesize
  • biosynthesis
  • synthesizer
  • synthetase
  • synth
  • nucleosynthesis
  • osteosynthesis
  • resynthesis
  • photosynthesize
  • synthesizable
  • chemosynthesis
  • polysynthesis
  • synthesist
  • psychosynthesis
  • resynthesize
  • antisynthetase
  • electrosynthesis
  • biosynthesize
  • synthesization
  • retrosynthesis
  • semisynthesis
  • synthpop
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