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Where does “hendecasyllabi” come from?

hendecasyllabi (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβοι.

hendecasyllabi (Latin): verses of eleven syllables

Definitions

  1. verses of eleven syllables

Ancestry of “hendecasyllabi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑνδεκασύλλαβοι—
Every word from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβοι →