Where does “sinonimu” come from?

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

sinonimu (Maltese): synonym

Definitions

  1. synonym

Ancestry of “sinonimu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansinonimosynonymous; synonym
2Latinsynōnymumsynonym
3Ancient GreekσυνώνυμοςHaving the same name; Having only one meaning:...
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek σύν