Etymology of the English word system
the English word
systemderived from the French word
systemederived from the Late Latin word
systema (system; complex whole; whole consisting of several parts)
derived from the Greek word
sustema, σύστημα
derived from the Greek word
histanaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-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 system in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
ecosystem,
cryptosystem,
diasystem,
subsystem,
systemic,
sysopCognates
Dutch
systeem, French
système, German
System, Latin
systema, Lithuanian
sistema, Norwegian
system, Polish
systema, Russian
cиcтeмa, Swedish
systemUsage
Word found in Modern English
