syn-
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From Ancient Greek συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”). Compare Sanskrit सम्- (sam-).
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syn-
- identical
- with, together
- syn- + chron- → synchronize
- concomitant
- syn- + esthesia → synaesthesia
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Syn- becomes
- syl- before l: syllepsys;
- sym- before b, m, and p: symbol, symmetry, sympathy;
- syr- before r (theoretical);
- sys- before s (theoretical);
- sy- before s+consonant or z: system
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syn-
Finnish edit
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Internationalism (see English syn-), ultimately from Ancient Greek συν- (sun-).
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syn-
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, together”).
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syn-
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Further reading edit
- “syn-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Etymology edit
Derived from Ancient Greek συν- (sun-).
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syn-
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- syn- in Polish dictionaries at PWN