syncopic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.?

Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.?

Proto-Hellenic *ksún

Ancient Greek σύν (sún)

Ancient Greek συν- (sun-)

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep-?

Proto-Hellenic *kopt͏̌ō

Ancient Greek κόπτω (kóptō)

Ancient Greek συγκόπτω (sunkóptō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ā́

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek συγκοπή (sunkopḗ)bor.

Latin syncopēlbor.

English syncope

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

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Latin -icusbor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English syncopic

From syncope + -ic.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: syn‧co‧pic

Adjective

syncopic (not comparable)

1. syncopal