syndical
/ˈsɪndɪkəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to a syndicate
adj
Of or pertaining to syndicalism
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 σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der. Ancient Greek δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek σῠ́νδῐκος (sŭ́ndĭkos)bor. Late Latin syndicuslbor. French syndic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French syndicalbor. English syndical Borrowed from French syndical.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈsɪndɪkəl/
Inflected Forms
more syndical (comparative)
most syndical (superlative)