Etymology of the English word tetrasyllable
the English word
tetrasyllablederived from 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
using the English prefix
tetra-derived from the Greek prefix
tetra-, τετρα-
Usage
Word found in Modern English
