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Etymology of the English word monosyllable

the English word monosyllable

derived from the English word syllable

derived from the Old French word syllable

derived from the Latin word syllaba (syllable; letter, epistle)

derived from the Greek word sullabe, συλλαβή

derived from the Greek word sullambanein, συλλαμβάνω

derived from the Greek word sullabein

derived from the Anglo-Norman word sillable

derived from the Old French word sillabe

derived from the Latin word syllaba (syllable; letter, epistle)

derived from the Greek word sullabe, συλλαβή

derived from the Greek word sullambanein, συλλαμβάνω

derived from the Greek word sullabein

using the English prefix mono-

derived from the French prefix mono-

derived from the New Latin prefix mono-

derived from the Late Greek prefix mono-, μονο-

derived from the Greek word monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-

derived from the Latin word monosyllabum

derived from the Greek word monosullabon

using the Late Greek prefix mono-, μονο-

derived from the Greek word monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-

derived from the Greek word sullabe, συλλαβή

derived from the Greek word sullambanein, συλλαμβάνω

derived from the Greek word sullabein

Word found in Modern English