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Where does “disyllabic” come from?

disyllabic (English) comes from French dissyllabique, from Latin disyllabus.

disyllabic (English): Comprising two syllables; a word consisting of...

Definitions

  1. Comprising two syllables; a word consisting of...

Ancestry of “disyllabic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdissyllabique—
2Latindisyllabus—
Every word from Latin disyllabus →