Synchronism
/ˈsɪŋ.krəˌnɪz.əm/noun
The state or fact of occurring at the same time.
Did you know?Synchronism comes from Greek roots meaning “together” + “time,” and the same time-root also gave us words like chronicle and chronic — language has been tracking time as a force for millennia.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
sýnkhronos
“occurring at the same time; simultaneous”
Late Greek
Greek
synchronismós
“the state or condition of being simultaneous”
Late Latin
Latin
synchronismus
“simultaneity”
16th–17th Century
English
synchronism
“the occurrence of events at the same time; simultaneity”
Modern English
English
synchronism
“the state or fact of occurring at the same time”
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