Where does “multisilab” come from?

multisilab (Romanian) comes from Romanian silabă, 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.

multisilab (Romanian): polysyllabic

Definitions

  1. polysyllabic

Ancestry of “multisilab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansilabăsyllable
2Frenchsyllabesyllable
3Old Frenchsillebe
4Latinsyllabasyllable; poems, verses
5Ancient Greekσυλλαβήconception, pregnancy; that which holds together,...
6Ancient GreekσυλλαμβάνωI collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,...
7Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
8Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
9Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω
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