The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromσῦριγξ“pipe, syrinx”
- Latin · derived fromsȳringem
- Middle French · borrowed fromsyringe“syringe”
- English todaysyringe
From Middle French syringe (“syringe”), from Latin sȳringem, accusative of sȳrinx (“reed, panpipe”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of syrinx.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekσῦριγξ all →
syringasyrinxsyringo-syringotomy
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.