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Where does “syllabus” come from?

syllabus (Medieval Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σιττύβα.

syllabus (Medieval Latin): list; list, register, syllabus

Definitions

  1. list; list, register, syllabus

Ancestry of “syllabus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσιττύβα—

Words derived from “syllabus”

  • syllabus
  • syllabi
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