Etymograph

English

synaptome

From synaptic + -ome.

Formed from synaptic + -ome

Proto-Hellenic *áptō

Ancient Greek ἅπτω ‘to join’

Ancient Greek συνάπτω ‘to connect’

Ancient Greek συναπτικός ‘capable of adjusting’

New Latin synapticus

English synaptic

Today it means

noun All the synapses of a brain

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “synaptome”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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