Where does “decasillabo” come from?

decasillabo (Italian) comes from Italian deca-, from Ancient Greek δεκάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.

decasillabo (Italian): A line of verse containing ten syllables

Definitions

  1. A line of verse containing ten syllables

Ancestry of “decasillabo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandeca-deca
2Ancient Greekδεκάςthe number ten; a group of ten, decade
3Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
4Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
5Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
6Hungarianönyou
7Hungarianön-self-
8Turkishönfront
9Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
10Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ςEvery word from Hungarian ön-
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