Where does “μελῳδία” come from?

μελῳδία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μελῳδός, from Ancient Greek μέλος, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

μελῳδία (Ancient Greek): song, singing; chant; music, melody

Definitions

  1. song, singing; chant; music, melody

Ancestry of “μελῳδία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμελῳδόςmusical
2Ancient Greekμέλοςpart of a body, limb, member, part; part of a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “μελῳδία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλος →