Etymology of the English word asyndeton
the English word
asyndetonderived from the Latin word
asyndeton (rhetorical omission of connecting particle)
derived from the Greek word
asundeton, ἀσύνδετον
derived from the Greek word
asundetosusing the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word
sundetosderived from the Greek word
sundeinderived from the Greek word
deinusing 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.)
Date
The earliest known usage of asyndeton in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
