'syllabify' originates from the Greek word 'syllabē,' meaning 'syllable,' combined with the suffix '-ify,' meaning 'to make or become.'

'syllabify' evolved from the Greek 'syllabē' through Latin 'syllaba,' and eventually became the modern English word 'syllabify.'

Initially, it meant 'to make into syllables,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.