Etymology

synod

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Today it means: An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σύνοδος (súnodos) ← Proto-Hellenic *hodós ← Proto-Indo-European *sodós?
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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. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sodós?
  9. Proto-Hellenic*hodós
  10. Ancient Greekὁδός (hodós)
  11. Ancient Greekσύνοδος (súnodos)
  12. English todaysynod

From Ancient Greek σύνοδος (súnodos, “assembly, meeting”) – from σύν (sún, “with”) (English syn-) + ὁδός (hodós, “way, path”). Compare also with the term סַנְהֶדְרִין (“sanhedrin”) common throughout Hebrew Talmudic literature.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.