Where does “sinaptic” come from?

sinaptic (Romanian) comes from French synaptique, from French synapse, from Ancient Greek σύναψις, from Ancient Greek συνάπτω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

sinaptic (Romanian): synaptic

Definitions

  1. synaptic

Ancestry of “sinaptic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsynaptiquesynaptic
2Frenchsynapsesynapse
3Ancient Greekσύναψιςcontact; point or line of junction; union,...
4Ancient GreekσυνάπτωI join together, connect
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 σύν