Etymology

polysyllabic

po·ly·syl·la·bic
P3O1L1Y4S1Y4L1L1A1B3I1C3

Today it means: Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables. Full definition →

English syllabic ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishsyllabic
  6. English todaypolysyllabic

From poly- + syllabic.

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