Where does “anisosyllabic” come from?
anisosyllabic (English) comes from English aniso-, from Ancient Greek ἄνισος, from Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος, from Ancient Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
anisosyllabic (English): of or pertaining to metrical systems in which syllables are of differing lengths
Definitions
- of or pertaining to metrical systems in which syllables are of differing lengths
Ancestry of “anisosyllabic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aniso- | Forming compounds words having the sense... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄνισος | unequal, uneven |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῐ̓́σος | equal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάρος | weight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαρύς | heavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷarus | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |