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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

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

Words derived from “προσῳδία”

  • prosody
  • prosodist
  • dysprosody
  • aprosody
  • prosodification
  • prosodicus
  • prosodia
  • prosódico
  • prosodia
  • просодия
  • prosodie
  • prosodia
  • prosòdia
  • prosodie
  • προσῳδικός
  • პროსოდია
  • prosodie
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