Where does “sincopare” come from?
sincopare (Romanian) comes from Romanian sincopă, from French syncoper, from French syncope, from Late Latin syncope, from Ancient Greek συγκοπή, from Ancient Greek συγκόπτω, from Ancient Greek κόπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
sincopare (Romanian): syncopation
Definitions
- syncopation
Ancestry of “sincopare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sincopă | syncope |
| 2 | French | syncoper | to syncopate |
| 3 | French | syncope | syncope, fainting; syncope |
| 4 | Late Latin | syncope | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συγκοπή | a cutting up, cutting into small pieces;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συγκόπτω | cut up |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κόπτω | strike; cut; shake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |