Etymology of the English word synergism
the English word
synergismderived from the New Latin word
synergismusderived from the Greek word
sunergos, συνεργός (a co-laborer; coadjutor)
derived from the Late Greek word
ergon, ἔργον (work)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*werg-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.)
Date
The earliest known usage of synergism in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
