Translation
system
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Word origin
An international borrowing, matching English system, French système and German System, all from Greek systema ('an organised whole', from syn 'together' and histanai 'to set up').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- systema
- English cognates
- system, systematic
Examples
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Esperanto has an easy system of rules.
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The government wants to change the whole system.
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We need a better system for learning words.
is one of the internationalisms Zamenhof let in on purpose: if half of Europe already shares a word, Esperanto keeps it. It covers the same ground as English "system", from to a computer o, though for the latter the modern coinage has largely won. The adjective means methodical, and is the adverb you want for doing things properly rather than in bursts. Esperanto itself is often praised as , which is the whole sales pitch in two words.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 11: sistemo, aviadilo, leciono and 6 more words.