Where does “meerlettergrepig” come from?
meerlettergrepig (Dutch) comes from Dutch lettergreep, from Dutch letter, from Middle Dutch lettere, from Old French letre, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
meerlettergrepig (Dutch): polysyllabic
Definitions
- polysyllabic
Ancestry of “meerlettergrepig”, step by step
meerlettergrepig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lettergreep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lettergreep | syllable |
| 2 | Dutch | letter | letter letter of the alphabet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lettere | letter; literal meaning; Bible |
| 4 | Old French | letre | letter |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
via Dutch meer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | meer | lake; sea; comparative degree of veel; more |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mêer | border, boundary |
| 3 | Old Dutch | meri | border, boundary |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mārī | famous; story, tale; message |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |