English
symphytism
Symphytism comes from Ancient Greek σύμφυσις ‘growing together’, from φῠ́ω ‘to bring forth, to produce’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to appear, become, rise up’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to appear, become, rise up’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuHyéti‘to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰúyō‘to grow, to appear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῠ́ω‘to bring forth, to produce’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσῠμφῠ́ω‘to make to grow together, to unite’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσύμφυσιςsúmphusis‘growing together’
- Englishearliest quotation 1871symphytism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to appear, become, rise up’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuHyéti‘to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰúyō‘to grow, to appear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῠ́ω‘to bring forth, to produce’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσῠμφῠ́ω‘to make to grow together, to unite’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσύμφυσιςsúmphusis‘growing together’
- Englishearliest quotation 1871symphytism
Earliest quotation: 1871, John Earle: “Some of the phrasal adverbs have assumed the form…”
Formed from -ism
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to appear, become, rise up’
power, possible, future, present, build, presence, improve, bond, bush, essential, bound, absence, contribution, booth, approve, probability, absent, entity, favorable, contributor, distribute, fiat, bun, favourable, bouquet, retribution, attribution, rebuke, bower, impossibility, impotent, aren, beamer, bosque, phylogeny, busk, approbation, boor, futur, phylum, 78 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti ‘to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing’
through Proto-Hellenic *pʰúyō ‘to grow, to appear’
physics, physician, imp, 9 more
through Ancient Greek φῠ́ω ‘to bring forth, to produce’
Today it means
noun coalescence; compounding of two words.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- / symphytism