synergia

Forms

synergia f (genitive synergiae); first declension^[1]

Etymology

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek συνεργία (sunergía, “joint work, cooperation”),^[1][2] from συνεργός (sunergós, “working together”),^[1][2] from σύν (sún, “together”) and ἔργον (érgon, “work”).^[1][2]

Semantic evolution

Etymonline treats it as a Modern Latin word, the source of English synergy, which at first meant cooperation in a theological sense.^[2] In Greek the noun could also be used in a bad sense, of a conspiracy.^[2]

Timeline

• 1650s – English takes it over as synergy “cooperation”, in a theological sense.^[2]

Meanings

Noun

1. (New Latin) Cooperation, joint working; synergy.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ a b c d e f g Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f g Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com