Where does “slabwise” come from?
slabwise (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 — beside, with.
slabwise (English): One slab at a time
Definitions
- One slab at a time
Ancestry of “slabwise”, step by step
slabwise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slab | A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid... |
| 2 | English | syllable | A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the... |
| 3 | Middle English | syllable | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | sillable | syllable |
| 5 | Old French | sillebe | — |
| 6 | Latin | syllaba | syllable; poems, verses |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |