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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sym-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
sym-
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

variant of syn-, used before the letters b, m and p.

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-) Ancient Greek σῠμ- (sŭm-) English sym- From Ancient Greek συμ- (sum-), variant of συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”).

Synonyms

homo- iso- ipsi- syn- co- con- com- col- cor- syl- inter-

Questions

What does sym- mean?
variant of syn-, used before the letters b, m and p.
Where does sym- come from?
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-) Ancient Greek σῠμ- (sŭm-) English sym- From Ancient Greek συμ- (sum-), variant of συν- (sun-), from σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”).

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