pentasyllabos.
of five syllables, pentasyllabic
Meaning & usage
of five syllables, pentasyllabic
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂gʷ-der. Proto-Hellenic *hlagʷ- Ancient Greek λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lămbắnō) Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek -ή (-ḗ) Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβή (sŭllăbḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek πεντᾰσῠ́λλᾰβος (pentăsŭ́llăbos)bor. Latin pentasyllabos Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντᾰσῠ́λλᾰβος (pentăsŭ́llăbos).
masculine/feminine accusative plural of pentasyllabos
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂gʷ-der. Proto-Hellenic *hlagʷ- Ancient Greek λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lămbắnō) Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek -ή (-ḗ) Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰβή (sŭllăbḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek πεντᾰσῠ́λλᾰβος (pentăsŭ́llăbos)bor. Latin pentasyllabos Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντᾰσῠ́λλᾰβος (pentăsŭ́llăbos).
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