Where does “προσῳδία” come from?

προσῳδία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ᾠδή, from Ancient Greek ἀείδω, from Proto-Hellenic awéidō — to sing.

προσῳδία (Ancient Greek): a song with an accompaniment; the tone or pitch...

Definitions

  1. a song with an accompaniment; the tone or pitch...

Ancestry of “προσῳδία”, step by step

προσῳδία traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ᾠδή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾠδήsong, ode; legend, tale, story
2Ancient GreekἀείδωTo sing, chant, praise; To make various noises:...
3Proto-Hellenicawéidōto sing

via Ancient Greek ὀξύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀξύςsharp, pointed; sharp, keen; quick, hasty, swift
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Ancient Greek πρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρόςforward to, toward
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprótitowards

Words derived from “προσῳδία”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic awéidō →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀείδω →Every word from Ancient Greek ᾠδή →