Etymology

trisyllabic

tri·syl·lab·ic
T1R1I1S1Y4L1L1A1B3I1C3

Today it means: having three syllables Full definition →

English syllabic ← Latin tri- ← Proto-Italic *tri-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Englishsyllabic
  7. English todaytrisyllabic

From tri- + syllabic.

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