The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromσῦριγξ“pan pipes”
- Latin · derived fromsȳrinx
- English todaysyringa
From Dutch or Middle Low German from Latin sȳrinx from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pan pipes”).
Words from the same roots
Latinsȳrinx all →
syrinxsyringo-
Ancient Greekσῦριγξ all →
syringesyrinxsyringo-syringotomy
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.