system

English

/ˈsɪstəm/, /ˈsɪstəm/

noun
Definitions
  • A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.
  • A method or way of organizing or planning.

Etymology

Derived from Middle French sisteme derived from Latin systēma derived from Ancient Greek σύστημα (body, organised whole, musical scale, organized body, whole made of several parts members, organized whole) derived from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up), *steh₂- (stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*steh₂-

Gloss

stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

立

Emoji
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