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histanai
Greek · ancient
"to stand"
to stand, combined with syn- (together)
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synistanai
Greek · ancient
"to combine, to set together"
to combine, to set together, from syn- and histanai
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systema
Greek · ancient
"an organized whole, a combination"
an organized whole, a combination, from synistanai
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system
English · 1600s
"a set of interconnected parts forming a whole"
settled as the English word for a set of interconnected parts forming a whole
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