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“S” Word Origins

systemic racism
English
A compound of systemic, 'affecting a whole system', and racism.
systemwise
Origin
From system + -wise.
systolic
Ancient Greek
From "systole" plus the adjective suffix "-ic," ultimately from Ancient Greek systole.
Sze
Origin
Borrowed from Cantonese 施 (si¹, IPA: /siː⁵⁵/). See also Szeto, which is from Cantonese 司徒 (si¹ tou⁴, IPA: /siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/).