English
syn-
Syn- comes from Ancient Greek σύν ‘with, in company with, together with’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσύνsún‘with, in company with, together with’
- Englishtodaysyn-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσύνsún‘with, in company with, together with’
- Englishtodaysyn-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, together (with)’
some, same, single, similar, seem, simple, simply, soft, sam, simulation, sincerely, singular, resemble, assemble, resemblance, simultaneous, anomaly, simulate, sincerity, semblance, assimilate, anomalous, homeopathic, homology, insincere, hyphen, simile, synapse, simulacrum, sempre, homolog, synchronise, 46 more
through Proto-Hellenic *ksún ‘beside, with’
Today it means
prefix identical
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σύν / syn-