English
extrasyllabic
From extra- + syllabic.
A compound of extra- + syllabic
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs ‘out’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros
Proto-Italic *eksteros
Latin exter ‘being on the outside’
Latin extrā ‘outside, except, beyond’
English extra-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂gʷ- ‘to take, grasp’
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Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω ‘to bring together’
Ancient Greek συλλαβή ‘syllable’
Ancient Greek συλλαβικός
Medieval Latin syllabicus
English syllabic
Today it means
adj occurring outside a syllable
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / extrasyllabic