Etymology

From New Latin asymptōta (līnea) (“line not meeting”), from Ancient Greek ἀσύμπτωτος ‎(asúmptōtos, “not falling together”), from ἀ- ‎(a-, “not”) + σύν ‎(sún, “together”) + πτωτός ‎(ptōtós, “apt to fall, fallen”), from πίπτω ‎(píptō, “I fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈsin.to.ta/