English Explanatory Dictionary

synapto-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. synapse
  2. synapsis

Pronunciation

/sɪˈnæp.toʊ/

Word forms

synapto-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Hellenic *áptō Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́πτω (hắptō) Ancient Greek σῠνᾰ́πτω (sŭnắptō)bor. English synapto- Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῠνᾰ́πτω (sŭnắptō, “to conjoin, to connect”).

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