Etymology

Syriac

Syr·i·ac
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Today it means: A speaker of the Syriac language (see above). Full definition →

Latin Syriacus ← Ancient Greek Συριακός (Suriakós) ← Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)
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The story

  1. Akkadian𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr)
  2. Akkadian𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)
  3. Ancient GreekἈσσυρία (Assuría)aph.
  4. Ancient GreekΣυρία (Suría)
  5. Ancient GreekΣυριακός (Suriakós)
  6. LatinSyriacus
  7. English todaySyriac

From Latin Syriacus (“Syrian”), from Ancient Greek Συριακός (Suriakós, “Syrian”, adjective), from Συρία (Suría) [the Greek name for Aram, from an apheretic form of Ἀσσυρία (Assuría, “Assyria”)] + -ακός (-akós).

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