Where does “trisyllabicity” come from?
trisyllabicity (English) comes from English trisyllabic, from English syllabic, from Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν — beside, with.
trisyllabicity (English): The property of having three syllables
Definitions
- The property of having three syllables
Ancestry of “trisyllabicity”, step by step
trisyllabicity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trisyllabic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trisyllabic | having three syllables; a word comprising three... |
| 2 | English | syllabic | Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | syllabicus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβικός | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |