Etymology

sym-

Ancient Greek σῠμ- (sŭm-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ksún ← Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  6. Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
  7. Ancient Greekσῠμ- (sŭm-)
  8. English todaysym-

From Ancient Greek συμ- (sum-), variant of συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσυμ- all →

symblepharon

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.