syncretistic

adjective

of or characterized by syncretism

relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections

Roots

synsyn- · Greek · together krescret- · Greek · Cretan (union of Cretans)istes-ist · Greek · one who practices ikos-ic · Greek · pertaining to

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The word syncretistic breaks down into 4 roots of Greek origin: syn-, from Greek syn (“together”); cret, from Greek kres (“Cretan (union of Cretans)”); -ist, from Greek istes (“one who practices”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.