sym-

A form of syn- — identical

Similar
homo-iso-ipsi-syn-co-con-com-col-
OriginAncient Greek σῠμ- (sŭm-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ksún ← Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. alternativevariant of syn-, used before the letters b, m and p.

    Synonyms: homo-, iso-, ipsi-, syn-, co-, con-, com-, col-

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
co-com-con-cor-homo-inter-ipsi-syl-syn-

Origin

  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. Ancient Greekσῠμ- (sŭm-)
  8. Englishsym-

From Ancient Greek συμ- (sum-), variant of συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”).

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Translations

Italian sim-
  • sim-variant of syn-
Japanese 共 同
  • 共 同 (kyō-)variant of syn-
Spanish sim-
  • sim-variant of syn-
Cite this entry
APA

sym-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sym-

MLA

“sym-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sym-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sym-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sym-.

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