Etymology of the English word syllable
the English word
syllablederived from the Old French word
syllablederived from the Latin word
syllaba (syllable; letter, epistle)
derived from the Greek word
sullabe, συλλαβή
derived from the Anglo-Norman word
sillablederived from the Old French word
sillabederived from the Latin word
syllaba (syllable; letter, epistle)
derived from the Greek word
sullabe, συλλαβή
Date
The earliest known usage of syllable in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
decasyllable,
dodecasyllable,
hexasyllable,
monosyllable,
multisyllable,
pentasyllable,
polysyllable,
quadrisyllable,
septisyllable,
tetrasyllableCognates
Dutch
syllabe, French
syllabe, German
Silbe, Italian
sillaba, Latin
syllaba, Polish
sylaba, Spanish
silabaUsage
Word found in Modern English
