Words that come from Ancient Greek μέλος

68 words across 23 languages descend from Ancient Greek μέλος — including melody, melodrama, Melody, mel, dulcimer, melismatic, melisma, melodist.

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English (25)

Ancient Greek (6)

Spanish (5)

French (4)

Latin (3)

Translingual (3)

Catalan (2)

Old French (2)

Portuguese (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Middle English (2)

Armenian (1)

Slovene (1)

Greek (1)

Italian (1)

Dutch (1)

Old Armenian (1)

Norman (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Welsh (1)