Etymology

syn-

Today it means: identical Full definition →

Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) ← 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. English todaysyn-

From Ancient Greek συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”). Compare Sanskrit सम्- (sam-).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσυν- all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.