English
systemness
From system + -ness.
Formed from system + -ness
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 The essential attributes that constitute a system; the property of being interconnected so as to operate in way that goes beyond the operation of the component parts.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “systemness”. 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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