disyllabicity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English disyllabic

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Latin -itāsder.

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English disyllabicity

From disyllabic + -ity.

Noun

disyllabicity (uncountable)

1. The state or characteristic of having two syllables.

Related terms

• polysyllabicity