Where does “sillabazzjoni” come from?
sillabazzjoni (Maltese) comes from Italian sillabazione, from Italian sillabare, from Italian sillaba, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν — beside, with.
sillabazzjoni (Maltese): syllabification
Definitions
- syllabification
Ancestry of “sillabazzjoni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sillabazione | syllabification, hyphenation |
| 2 | Italian | sillabare | to divide into syllables; to syllabify; to... |
| 3 | Italian | sillaba | syllable; third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | syllaba | syllable; poems, verses |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |