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Where does “ἑνδεκασύλλαβος” come from?

ἑνδεκασύλλαβος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕνδεκα, from Ancient Greek εἷς, from Proto-Hellenic hens, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἑνδεκασύλλαβος (Ancient Greek): with eleven syllables

Definitions

  1. with eleven syllables

Ancestry of “ἑνδεκασύλλαβος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕνδεκαeleven
2Ancient Greekεἷςone
3Proto-Hellenichenscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *dúwō;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἑνδεκασύλλαβος”

  • hendecasyllabic
  • hendecasyllable
  • hendecasyllabus
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