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Syntyche
Syntyche comes from Ancient Greek Συντύχη ‘fortunate’, from τύχη ‘fate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- ‘to produce, yield’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewgʰ-‘to produce, yield’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰúkʰāreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτύχη‘fate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΣυντύχηSuntúkhē‘fortunate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Syntyche
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewgʰ-‘to produce, yield’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰúkʰāreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτύχη‘fate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΣυντύχηSuntúkhē‘fortunate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Syntyche
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- ‘to produce, yield’
Today it means
name A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- / Syntyche