Etymology

syntagma

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Today it means: A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit. Full definition →

Late Latin syntagma ← Ancient Greek σύνταγμα (súntagma) ← Proto-Hellenic *tat͏̌t͏̌ō
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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 Greekσυν- (sun-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*teh₂g-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*tat͏̌t͏̌ō
  9. Ancient Greekτάσσω (tássō)
  10. Ancient Greekσυντάσσω (suntássō)
  11. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  12. Ancient Greekτάσσω (tássō)
  13. Ancient Greekτάγμα (tágma)
  14. Ancient Greekσύνταγμα (súntagma)
  15. Late Latinsyntagma
  16. English todaysyntagma

From Late Latin syntagma, from Ancient Greek σύνταγμα (súntagma, “orderly arrangement”), from συντάσσω (suntássō, “arrange together”, “to order”).

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