Etymograph

English

systemmate

From system (“a set of alters of a person, or the multiple who contains them”) + -mate.

Formed from system ‘a set of alters of a person, or the multiple…’ + -mate

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’

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Ancient Greek συνίστημι ‘to combine, organize’

Ancient Greek σύστημα ‘musical scale; organized body; whole made of…’

Late Latin systēma ‘harmony; musical scale; system’

Middle French systeme

English system

Today it means

noun Synonym of headmate (“one of the personalities, identities, or selves in a person with multiplicity”).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “systemmate”. 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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