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in reply to a message by Ambiversion
To me, it strongly looks like Syncletica is of Greek origin. Just the -cleti- part alone seems like a dead giveaway to me. Just compare Cletus, Clitus and Cleitus (all latinized, but ultimately Greek in origin). Keeping in mind the latinization examples from my previous post, I would say that the original Greek form of Syncletica is Synkletika. A masculine form (if one even exists!) should then be Synkletikos (which would be Syncleticus in Latin).
My guess would be that the name is derived from Greek σύν (syn) "beside, with, together" (think of the English word 'synergy') combined with Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory".
....Hmm.... wait.... I just did some more searching and discovered that the original Greek spelling of the name is Συγκλητική. As you can see, the name does not end in an α (alpha) originally, but in an η (eta). As such, the original Greek form of Syncletica should actually be Synkletike (which would be Synklitiki in modern Greek).
According to this Russian website, the name is derived from Greek σύγκλητος (synkletos) meaning "senate, council, assembly":
- http://kurufin.ru/html/Translate/Syncletica.html (in Russian)
This seems to check out, although it appears that the original spelling of this word was actually sugkletos. The word is originally said to mean "called together, summoned":
- www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=su%2Fgklhtos&la=greek&can=su%2Fgklhtos0 (alter the Greek display by selecting "Latin transliteration" and pressing "Update preferences")
The later meaning of "senate" might possibly be in reference to the Byzantine Senate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Senate (in English)
Oh, I just noticed that the Perseus Digital Library also features the adjectival word συγκλητικός (sugkletikos) or (synkletikos) meaning "of senatorial rank".
- www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=sugklhtiko%2Fs&la=greek&can=sugklhtiko%2Fs0
So, now that we have unearthed all of that information, it looks like Syncletica (Synkletike in Greek) was first derived from synkletikos, which itself was derived from synkletos. The latter is in all probability a compound word. By now, I am fully certain that the first element is indeed from Greek σύν (syn) "beside, with, together", but the second element is not derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory" as I had first theorized it was. It is actually derived from Greek κλητέος (kleteos) meaning "to be called, to be named", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to call".
- www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=klhte%2Fos&la=greek&can=klhte%2Fos0
- www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=kle%2Fw&la=greek&can=kle%2Fw1
Alright, I guess the mystery of this name is now pretty much solved! I hope this brings you some satisfaction. :) I will go ahead and save you the hassle and time of editing your entry with all that information. ;)
P.S.: You might find this information about the Greek alphabet handy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet#Letters (in English)
Proud first-time aunt to Emilia (born November 2015).
My guess would be that the name is derived from Greek σύν (syn) "beside, with, together" (think of the English word 'synergy') combined with Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory".
....Hmm.... wait.... I just did some more searching and discovered that the original Greek spelling of the name is Συγκλητική. As you can see, the name does not end in an α (alpha) originally, but in an η (eta). As such, the original Greek form of Syncletica should actually be Synkletike (which would be Synklitiki in modern Greek).
According to this Russian website, the name is derived from Greek σύγκλητος (synkletos) meaning "senate, council, assembly":
- http://kurufin.ru/html/Translate/Syncletica.html (in Russian)
This seems to check out, although it appears that the original spelling of this word was actually sugkletos. The word is originally said to mean "called together, summoned":
- www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=su%2Fgklhtos&la=greek&can=su%2Fgklhtos0 (alter the Greek display by selecting "Latin transliteration" and pressing "Update preferences")
The later meaning of "senate" might possibly be in reference to the Byzantine Senate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Senate (in English)
Oh, I just noticed that the Perseus Digital Library also features the adjectival word συγκλητικός (sugkletikos) or (synkletikos) meaning "of senatorial rank".
- www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=sugklhtiko%2Fs&la=greek&can=sugklhtiko%2Fs0
So, now that we have unearthed all of that information, it looks like Syncletica (Synkletike in Greek) was first derived from synkletikos, which itself was derived from synkletos. The latter is in all probability a compound word. By now, I am fully certain that the first element is indeed from Greek σύν (syn) "beside, with, together", but the second element is not derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory" as I had first theorized it was. It is actually derived from Greek κλητέος (kleteos) meaning "to be called, to be named", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to call".
- www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=klhte%2Fos&la=greek&can=klhte%2Fos0
- www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=kle%2Fw&la=greek&can=kle%2Fw1
Alright, I guess the mystery of this name is now pretty much solved! I hope this brings you some satisfaction. :) I will go ahead and save you the hassle and time of editing your entry with all that information. ;)
P.S.: You might find this information about the Greek alphabet handy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet#Letters (in English)
Proud first-time aunt to Emilia (born November 2015).
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