Where does “polissintético” come from?

polissintético (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sintético, from Ancient Greek συνθετικός, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

polissintético (Portuguese): polysynthetic

Definitions

  1. polysynthetic

Ancestry of “polissintético”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesintéticosynthetic
2Ancient Greekσυνθετικόςskilled in putting together, constructive;...
3Ancient Greekσύνθεσιςa putting together, composition, combination,...
4Ancient Greekσυντίθημιto assemble, put together
5Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
6Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
7Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek συντίθημι