English
syncopate
Syncopate comes from Ancient Greek σύν ‘with’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσύνsún‘with’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsyncopa
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500form not named
- Englishtodaysyncopate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσύνsún‘with’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsyncopa
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500form not named
- Englishtodaysyncopate
A compound of σύν ‘with’ + κόπτω ‘cut’
Proto-Hellenic *ksún ‘beside, with’
Ancient Greek σύν ‘with’
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kop- ‘to strike, to beat’
Ancient Greek κόπτω ‘cut’
Every English word from Ancient Greek σύν
Today it means
verb to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σύν / syncopate