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4 December, 13:37

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synonym

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  1. 4 December, 13:41
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    The root of the word 'synonym' is from Old French 'synonyme' which derives from Late Latin 'synonymum', and this from Greek 'synonymo'.

    The meaning of 'synonymo' is 'word having the same sense as another'. It is composed by two parts: syn - (together, same) + onyma (name).
  2. 4 December, 13:51
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    The following are the details of the word 'synonym':

    The root of the word 'synonym' is Proto Indo European. It means that the word comes from the Latin language which has been derived from the unrecorded language through which all the other Indo-European languages have been derived. The word 'synonym' is made from two distinct Latin words 'syn' and 'onyma' (or onoma). The word 'syn' means 'the same', and the word 'onyma/onoma' means 'name'.
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