Etymology of the English word asymptote
the English word asymptote
derived from the Latin word asymptote
derived from the Greek word asumptotos, ἀσύμπτωτος
using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
using the Greek prefix sun-, συν-
derived from the Greek word sun, σύν (together; with or together ; by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.)
derived from the Greek word sumpipto, συμπίπτω
derived from the Greek word sun, σύν (together; with or together ; by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.)
derived from the Greek word ptotos