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

  1. syncopation

Ancestry of “sincopare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansincopăsyncope
2Frenchsyncoperto syncopate
3Frenchsyncopesyncope, fainting; syncope
4Late Latinsyncope
5Ancient Greekσυγκοπήa cutting up, cutting into small pieces;...
6Ancient Greekσυγκόπτωcut up
7Ancient Greekκόπτωstrike; cut; shake
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep-Every word from Ancient Greek κόπτωEvery word from Ancient Greek συγκόπτω