Where does “syllabique” come from?

syllabique (French) comes 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, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

syllabique (French): syllabic

Definitions

  1. syllabic

Ancestry of “syllabique”, step by step

syllabique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French syllabe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsyllabesyllable
2Old Frenchsillebe
3Latinsyllabasyllable; poems, verses
4Ancient Greekσυλλαβήconception, pregnancy; that which holds together,...
5Ancient GreekσυλλαμβάνωI collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,...
6Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
7Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
8Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with

via Latin syllabicus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsyllabicus
2Ancient Greekσυλλαβικός

Words derived from “syllabique

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω