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Where does “sillabare” come from?

sillabare (Italian) comes from Italian sillaba, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

sillabare (Italian): to divide into syllables; to syllabify; to...

Definitions

  1. to divide into syllables; to syllabify; to...

Ancestry of “sillabare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansillabasyllable; third-person singular present...
2Latinsyllabasyllable; poems, verses
3Ancient Greekσυλλαβήconception, pregnancy; that which holds together,...
4Ancient GreekσυλλαμβάνωI collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,...
5Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
6Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
7Proto-Hellenic*ksún—

Words derived from “sillabare”

  • sillababile
  • sillabare
  • sillaba
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