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Etymology of the English word acatalectic

the English word acatalectic
derived from the Late Latin word acatalectic
derived from the Greek word akatalektikos, ἀκαταληκτικός
using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word katalektikos, καταληκτικός
derived from the Greek word katalegein, καταλέγω
derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Late Latin word acatalecticus (verse in which no syllable is wanting in the last foot)
derived from the Greek word akatalektikos, ἀκαταληκτικός
using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word katalektikos, καταληκτικός
derived from the Greek word katalegein, καταλέγω
derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word akatalektos, ἀκατάληκτος
derived from the Greek word katalektos

Date

The earliest known usage of acatalectic in English dates from the 16th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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