LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

synchronus

synchronus (feminine synchrona, neuter synchronum)

Meaning

  1. adjectivecontemporary, synchronic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesynchronussynchronasynchronum
genitivesynchronīsynchronaesynchronī
dativesynchronōsynchronaesynchronō
accusativesynchronumsynchronamsynchronum
ablativesynchronōsynchronāsynchronō
vocativesynchronesynchronasynchronum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesynchronīsynchronaesynchrona
genitivesynchronōrumsynchronārumsynchronōrum
dativesynchronīssynchronīssynchronīs
accusativesynchronōssynchronāssynchrona
ablativesynchronīssynchronīssynchronīs
vocativesynchronīsynchronaesynchrona

synchrŏnus, a, um, adj., = σύγχρονος,
I. synchronic, contemporary, Hier. Com. in XII. Proph. praef.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greek σύν(sún)
  6. Ancient Greek σῠν-(sŭn-)
  7. Ancient Greek συγ-(sug-)
  8. Ancient Greek χρόνος(khrónos)
  9. Latinsynchronus

Ancient Greek σύγχρονος (súnkhronos)bor. Latin synchronus Borrowed from Ancient Greek σύγχρονος (súnkhronos).

Descendants
  • Englishsynchronous
  • Frenchsynchrone
  • Germansynchronisch
  • Germansynchron
  • Italiansincrono
  • Portuguesesíncrono
  • Romaniansincron
  • Spanishsíncrono
  • Czechsynchronní
  • Finnishsynkroninen

Quick answers

What does synchronus mean in Latin?
synchronus, a adjective, means “contemporary, synchronic”.
Where does synchronus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? → Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? → Proto-Hellenic *ksún → Ancient Greek σύν (sún) → Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) → Ancient Greek συγ- (sug-) → Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos) → Latin synchronus.