Where does “سیلابی” come from?
سیلابی (Persian) comes from Persian سیلاب, 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 — beside, with.
سیلابی (Persian): of or pertaining to floods or flooding
Definitions
- of or pertaining to floods or flooding
Ancestry of “سیلابی”, step by step
سیلابی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian سیلاب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | سیلاب | flood, inundation; flooding; current, torrent |
| 2 | French | syllabe | syllable |
| 3 | Old French | sillebe | — |
| 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 |