English
synaeresis
Synaeresis comes from Ancient Greek συναίρεσις ‘unification’, from αἵρεσις ‘taking’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to take, grasp, plunder’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to take, grasp, plunder’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*həřřéyōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἱρέωhairéō‘to take’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἵρεσιςhaíresis‘taking’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυναίρεσιςsunaíresis‘unification’
- Englishtodaysynaeresis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to take, grasp, plunder’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*həřřéyōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἱρέωhairéō‘to take’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἵρεσιςhaíresis‘taking’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυναίρεσιςsunaíresis‘unification’
- Englishtodaysynaeresis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to take, grasp, plunder’
service, series, sort, serve, conservative, hero, stream, desert, insert, assertion, reservoir, sermon, conservatism, exert, assertive, concierge, sorcery, observant, servitude, sorcerer, sark, conservator, strudel, servile, serf, sere, 33 more
through Ancient Greek αἱρέω ‘to take’
through Ancient Greek αἵρεσις ‘taking’
Today it means
noun The contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ser- / synaeresis