Where does “polisíl·lab” come from?

polisíl·lab (Catalan) comes from Catalan poli-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

polisíl·lab (Catalan): polysyllabic

Definitions

  1. polysyllabic

Ancestry of “polisíl·lab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpoli-poly-
2Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
3Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
4Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
5Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek πόρος →