English
synchronise
Synchronise comes from Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω ‘take the same time’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one, whole’root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσῠ́γχρονος
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυγχρονίζωsunkhronízō‘take the same time’
- Englishtodaysynchronise
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one, whole’root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσῠ́γχρονος
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυγχρονίζωsunkhronízō‘take the same time’
- Englishtodaysynchronise
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
some, same, single, similar, simple, simply, seem, soft, sam, simulation, sincerely, singular, resemble, simultaneous, assemble, anomaly, simulate, resemblance, sincerity, assimilate, anomalous, semblance, homeopathic, homology, hyphen, insincere, simile, synapse, simulacrum, homolog, sempre, 46 more
Today it means
verb —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / synchronise