Where does “trisilábico” come from?

trisilábico (Spanish) comes from Spanish 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 — beside, with.

trisilábico (Spanish): trisyllabic

Definitions

  1. trisyllabic

Ancestry of “trisilábico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsilábicosyllabic
2Latinsyllabicus
3Ancient Greekσυλλαβικός
4Ancient Greekσυλλαβήconception, pregnancy; that which holds together,...
5Ancient GreekσυλλαμβάνωI collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,...
6Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
7Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
8Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω