Etymology of the English word symptom
the English word
symptomderived from the Late Latin word
symptoma (symptom)
derived from the Greek word
sumptoma, σύμπτωμα
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
piptein, πίπτω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-Date
The earliest known usage of symptom in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
symptomlessCognates
Dutch
symptoom, French
symptôme, German
Symptom, Lithuanian
simptomas, Norwegian
symptom, Polish
symptom, Russian
cимптoм, Swedish
symtomUsage
Word found in Modern English
