English
synedrion
Synedrion comes from Ancient Greek συνέδριον ‘sitting together’, from ἕδρᾱ ‘seat’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sedreh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hédrāreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕδρᾱ‘seat’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσῠ́νεδρος‘sitting together’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυνέδριονsunédrion‘sitting together’
- Englishtodaysynedrion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sedreh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hédrāreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕδρᾱ‘seat’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσῠ́νεδρος‘sitting together’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυνέδριονsunédrion‘sitting together’
- Englishtodaysynedrion
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, president, size, sell, sit, sitting, seat, method, resident, session, settle, assess, possess, siege, nest, niche, saddle, exodus, reside, subsidy, residue, residual, sedan, nye, sediment, dissident, insidious, beset, prasad, cathode, soot, sedentary, setter, obsess, anode, sedative, sate, sedate, presidio, sessile, 93 more
through Proto-Hellenic *hédrā
Today it means
noun An assembly that holds formal sessions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / synedrion