syllable

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσυλλαβή
2. Latin · derived fromsyllaba
3. Old French · derived fromsillebe
4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromsillable
5. Middle English · inherited fromsyllable
6. English todaysyllable

From Middle English syllable, sillable, syllabylle, sylabul, from Anglo-Norman sillable, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō, “to gather together”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).

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