'asyndeton' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'asyndeton,' where 'a-' meant 'not' and 'syndetos' meant 'bound together with' (from 'syndein' meaning 'to bind together').

'asyndeton' was borrowed directly from the Greek 'asyndeton' into Late Latin and then into English, retaining its rhetorical meaning.

Initially, it meant 'unconnected' or 'not bound together,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'omission of conjunctions in a series.'