English
intersyllabic
From inter- + syllabic.
A compound of inter- + syllabic
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
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 Between syllables.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / intersyllabic