Where does “vijflettergrepig” come from?
vijflettergrepig (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,...
vijflettergrepig (Dutch): pentasyllabic
Ancestry of “vijflettergrepig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lettergreep | syllable |
| 2 | Dutch | letter | letter |
| 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,... |