Where does “quadrisyllabique” come from?
quadrisyllabique (French) comes from French syllabique, 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.
quadrisyllabique (French): quadrisyllabic, tetrametric
Definitions
- quadrisyllabic, tetrametric
Ancestry of “quadrisyllabique”, step by step
quadrisyllabique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French syllabique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | syllabique | syllabic |
| 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 quadrisyllabe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | quadrisyllabe | quadrisyllable, tetrameter |
| 2 | French | quadri- | quadri |
| 3 | Latin | quadri- | four, quadri- |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kʷetru- | four, quadri |