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Where does “syllabicatio” come from?

syllabicatio (Latin) comes from Latin syllabico, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

Ancestry of “syllabicatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsyllabico—
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 “syllabicatio”

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