myEtymology.com: English etymology of polysyllable

Etymology of the English word polysyllable

the English word polysyllable

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 poly-

derived from the New Latin prefix poly-

derived from the Greek word polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)

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