Where does “سیلاب” come from?
سیلاب (Persian) comes from French syllabe, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.
سیلاب (Persian): flood, inundation; flooding; current, torrent
Definitions
- flood, inundation; flooding; current, torrent
Ancestry of “سیلاب”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | syllabe | syllable |
| 2 | Old French | sillebe | — |
| 3 | Latin | syllaba | syllable; poems, verses |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | — |
Words derived from “سیلاب”