Etymology

syntactic

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Today it means: Of, related to or connected with syntax. Full definition →

New Latin syntacticus ← Ancient Greek συντακτικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσυντακτικός
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromsyntacticus
  3. English todaysyntactic

From New Latin syntacticus, from Ancient Greek συντακτικός (suntaktikós).

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