syllabus

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an outline of the subjects and topics covered in a course of study

   The professor handed out the syllabus on the first day of term.

Simplified etymology

Syllabus entered English in the mid-17th century from modern Latin, where it arose through a misreading of Latin sittybas, itself from Greek sittuba, “title slip” or “label.” It initially meant a concise table of textual headings; the educational sense “programme of study” is recorded from the late 19th century.

From Late Latin syllabus, a misreading of Greek sittybas, accusative plural of sittyba ('parchment label, table of contents'); the spelling was influenced by syllable.

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