Where does “melodie” come from?
melodie (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch melodie, from Middle Dutch melodie, from Old French melodie, from Latin melōdia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδία, from Ancient Greek μελῳδός, from Ancient Greek μέλος, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
melodie (Afrikaans): melody
Ancestry of “melodie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | melodie | melody |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | melodie | — |
| 3 | Old French | melodie | — |
| 4 | Latin | melōdia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδία | song, singing; chant; music, melody |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδός | musical |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέλος | part of a body, limb, member, part; part of a... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |