Etymograph

English

synthronon

Synthronon comes from Ancient Greek σύνθρονον.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσύνθρονονsúnthronon
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1976synthronon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

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  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσύνθρονονsúnthronon
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1976synthronon

Earliest quotation: 1976, A. Ennabli, MACOMADES MINORES: “In the axis of the basilica, opposite the central…”

Today it means

noun A structure, in the apse, containing the cathedra and seating for priests assisting a bishop.

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek σύνθρονον / synthronon