Editing Syntax (section)

== Etymology ==
The word ''syntax'' comes from the [[ancient Greek]] word {{wikt-lang|grc|σύνταξις}}, meaning an orderly or systematic arrangement, which consists of {{lang|grc|σύν-}} (''syn-'', "together" or "alike"), and {{lang|grc|τάξις}} (''táxis'', "arrangement"). In [[Hellenistic Greek]], this also specifically developed a use referring to the grammatical order of words, with a slightly altered spelling: {{Lang|grc|συντάσσειν}}. The English term, which first appeared in 1548, is partly borrowed from Latin ({{Lang|la|syntaxis}}) and Greek, though the Latin term developed from Greek.<ref>{{cite OED|syntax (n.)|1603449563}}</ref>