Where does “ambisyllabicity” come from?
ambisyllabicity (English) comes from English syllabicity, from English syllabic, from Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν — beside, with.
ambisyllabicity (English): The property of a consonant being analysed as...
Definitions
- The property of a consonant being analysed as...
Ancestry of “ambisyllabicity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | syllabicity | The property or status of being syllabic, i.e.... |
| 2 | English | syllabic | Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | syllabicus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβικός | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |