Where does “yl-heelagh” come from?
yl-heelagh (Manx) comes from Manx yl-heeley, 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.
yl-heelagh (Manx): polysyllabic
Ancestry of “yl-heelagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | yl-heeley | polysyllable |
| 2 | Manx | sheeley | syllable |
| 3 | Old Irish | sillab | — |
| 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 | — |