Where does “monosyllabique” come from?
monosyllabique (French) comes from French monosyllabe, from French syllabe, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν — beside, with.
monosyllabique (French): monosyllabic
Definitions
- monosyllabic
Ancestry of “monosyllabique”, step by step
monosyllabique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French monosyllabe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | monosyllabe | monosyllable |
| 2 | French | syllabe | syllable |
| 3 | Old French | sillebe | — |
| 4 | Latin | syllaba | syllable; poems, verses |
| 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 |
via French syllabique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | syllabique | syllabic |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |