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Where does “fondleslab” come from?

fondleslab (English) comes from English slab, from English syllable, from Middle English syllable, from Anglo-Norman sillable, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω.

fondleslab (English): A large, portable touchscreen device,...

Definitions

  1. A large, portable touchscreen device,...

Ancestry of “fondleslab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslabA large, flat piece of solid material; a solid...
2EnglishsyllableA unit of human speech that is interpreted by the...
3Middle Englishsyllable—
4Anglo-Normansillablesyllable
5Old Frenchsillebe—
6Latinsyllabasyllable; poems, verses
7Ancient Greekσυλλαβήconception, pregnancy; that which holds together,...
8Ancient GreekσυλλαμβάνωI collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,...
9Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
10Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
11Proto-Hellenic*ksún—
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