English
synchronize
Synchronize comes from Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω ‘take the same time’, and goes back to χρόνος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρόνοςkhrónos‘time’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσῠ́γχρονοςsŭ́nkhronos
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυγχρονίζωsunkhronízō‘take the same time’
- Englishearliest quotation 1839synchronize
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρόνοςkhrónos‘time’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσῠ́γχρονοςsŭ́nkhronos
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυγχρονίζωsunkhronízō‘take the same time’
- Englishearliest quotation 1839synchronize
Earliest quotation: 1839, Thomas De Quincey: “The path of this great empire, through its arch…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to seize, enclose’
girl, card, chart, rocket, cartoon, chorus, cartel, cartridge, carte, carton, cartography, urchin, germanium, cartouche, 33 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰr-ono-
through Ancient Greek χρόνος ‘time’
Today it means
verb To occur at the same time or with coordinated timing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek χρόνος / synchronize