Etymograph

English

synodic month

From synodic + month.

A compound of synodic + month

Ancient Greek συνοδικός ‘of or related to an assembly or meeting’

Latin synodicus

English synodic

Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s ‘moon’

Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs

Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ

Old English mōnaþ

Middle English mon(e)th

English month

Today it means

noun A month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase. The long-term average duration is 29.530 588 days (29 d 12 h 44 min 2.8 s), or about 29 ½ days.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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