Where does “polissilábico” come from?
polissilábico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese silábico, from Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.
polissilábico (Portuguese): polysyllabic
Ancestry of “polissilábico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | silábico | syllabic |
| 2 | Latin | syllabicus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβικός | — |
| 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 | — |