Where does “unisilabic” come from?

unisilabic (Romanian) comes from Romanian silabic, from French syllabique, from French syllabe, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν- — beside, with.

unisilabic (Romanian): monosyllabic

Definitions

  1. monosyllabic

Ancestry of “unisilabic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansilabicsyllabic
2Frenchsyllabiquesyllabic
3Frenchsyllabesyllable
4Old Frenchsillebe
5Latinsyllabasyllable; poems, verses
6Ancient Greekσυλλαβήconception, pregnancy; that which holds together,...
7Ancient GreekσυλλαμβάνωI collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,...
8Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
9Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
10Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω