Where does “syllabic” come from?
Syllabic comes from Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός, derived from συλλαβή meaning a taking together of sounds, ultimately from λαμβάνω meaning to take.
syllabic (English): Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or...
Ancestry of “syllabic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | syllabicus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |
Words derived from “syllabic”
- polysyllabic
- octosyllabic
- trisyllabic
- decasyllabic
- multisyllabic
- bisyllabic
- syllabically
- pentasyllabic
- heptasyllabic
- extrasyllabic
- tautosyllabic
- heterosyllabic
- syllabicity
- tetrasyllabic
- intrasyllabic
- extrasyllabicity
- intersyllabic
- nonsyllabic
- ambisyllabicity
- hexasyllabic
- isosyllabic
- parisyllabic
- quadrisyllabic
- monosyllabicity