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Syria [Syria 词源字典]: from Latin Syria, from Greek Syria, from Syrioi "the Syrians," a name given originally to the Assyrians (Herodotus vii.63), a shortened form of Assyrioi "Assyrians" (see Assyria). Related: Syrian.[Syria etymology, Syria origin, 英语词源]
Syriac (adj.): c. 1600, from Latin syraicus, from Greek syraikos "Syrian, of or pertaining to Syria," (see Syria). As the name of an ancient Semitic language, from 1610s.
syringe (n.): "narrow tube for injecting a stream of liquid," early 15c. (earlier suringa, late 14c.), from Late Latin syringa, from Greek syringa, accusative of syrinx "tube, hole, channel, shepherd's pipe," related to syrizein "to pipe, whistle, hiss," from PIE root *swer- (see susurration). Originally a catheter for irrigating wounds; the application to hypodermic needles is from 1884. Related: Syringeal.
syrinx (n.): tubular instrument, c. 1600, the thing itself known from 14c. in English, from Late Latin syrinx, from Greek syrinx "shepherd's pipe" (see syringe). Used of vocal organs of birds from 1872.
syrup (n.): late 14c., "thick, sweet liquid," from Old French sirop "sugared drink" (13c.), and perhaps from Italian siroppo, both from Arabic sharab "beverage, wine," literally "something drunk," from verb shariba "he drank" (compare sherbet). Spanish jarabe, jarope, Old Provençal eissarop are from Arabic; Italian sciroppo is via Medieval Latin sirupus. In English, formerly also sirup, sirop.
syrupy (adj.): 1707, from syrup + -y. Related: Syrupiness.
systaltic (adj.): "alternately contracting and dilating," 1670s, from Late Latin systalticus, from Greek systaltikos "drawing together," from stem of systellein, related to systole (see systole).
system (n.): 1610s, "the whole creation, the universe," from Late Latin systema "an arrangement, system," from Greek systema "organized whole, a whole compounded of parts," from stem of synistanai "to place together, organize, form in order," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + root of histanai "cause to stand" from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).

Meaning "set of correlated principles, facts, ideas, etc." first recorded 1630s. Meaning "animal body as an organized whole, sum of the vital processes in an organism" is recorded from 1680s; hence figurative phrase to get (something) out of one's system (1900). Computer sense of "group of related programs" is recorded from 1963. All systems go (1962) is from U.S. space program. The system "prevailing social order" is from 1806.
systematic (adj.): 1670s, "pertaining to a system," from French systématique or directly from Late Latin systematicus, from Greek systematikos "combined in a whole," from systema (genitive systematos); see system. From 1789 as "methodical," often in a bad sense, "ruthlessly methodical." Related: Systematical (1660s); systematically.
systematise (v.): chiefly British English spelling of systematize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Systematised; systematising; systematisation.
systematization (n.): 1811, noun of action from systematize.
systematize (v.): "make into a system," 1764, from French systématiser or a native formation from system (Greek stem systemat-) + -ize. Related: Systematized; systematizing.
systemic (adj.): 1803, irregularly formed from system + -ic; used in medicine and biology for differentiation of meaning from systematic. Related: Systemically.
systole (n.): "periodic contraction of the heart and arteries," 1570s, from Greek systole "a drawing together, contraction," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + stem related to stellein "to bring together, draw in; to put, set, place" (see diastole).
systolic (adj.): 1690s, from Modern Latin systolicus, from Greek systole "a drawing together, contraction" (see systole).
syzygy (n.): "conjunction or opposition of a heavenly body with the sun," 1650s, from Late Latin syzygia, from Greek syzygia "yoke of animals, pair, union of two, conjunction," from syzygein "to yoke together," from assimilated form of syn- "together" (see syn-) + zygon "yoke" (see jugular). Related: Syzygial; Syzygiacal; Syzygetic.
Szechwan: also Szechuan, place name, said to mean "four rivers," from Chinese si "four" + chuan "river."
Scyphozoa: "A class of marine coelenterates which comprises the jellyfishes", Modern Latin (plural), from Greek skuphos 'drinking cup' + Greek zōion 'animal'.
Septuagesima: "The Sunday before Sexagesima", Late Middle English: from Latin, 'seventieth (day)', probably named by analogy with Quinquagesima.
setose: "Bearing bristles or setae; bristly", Mid 17th century: from Latin seta 'bristle' + -ose¹.