Where does “simptom” come from?
simptom (Malay) comes from English symptom, from Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα, from Ancient Greek συμπίπτω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.
simptom (Malay): symptom
Definitions
- symptom
Ancestry of “simptom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | symptom | A perceived change in some function, sensation or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σύμπτωμα | anything that has befallen one, a chance,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συμπίπτω | I fall together, meet violently; I fall upon,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |