Etymology of the English word syntax
the English word syntax
derived from the French word syntaxe
derived from the Late Latin word syntaxis
derived from the Greek word suntaxis, σύνταξις
derived from the Greek word taxis, τάξις (order; regular arrangement; (in time) fixed succession (of rank or character), official dignity)
derived from the Greek word suntassein, συντάσσειν (to arrange jointly; to direct)
derived from the Greek word tassein, τάσσω