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Where does “unheeley” come from?

unheeley (Manx) comes from Manx sheeley, from Old Irish sillab, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

unheeley (Manx): monosyllable

Definitions

  1. monosyllable

Ancestry of “unheeley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxsheeleysyllable
2Old Irishsillab—
3Latinsyllabasyllable; poems, verses
4Ancient Greekσυλλαβήconception, pregnancy; that which holds together,...
5Ancient GreekσυλλαμβάνωI collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,...
6Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
7Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
8Proto-Hellenic*ksún—
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