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Where does “ἀείδω” come from?

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

ἀείδω (Ancient Greek): To sing, chant, praise; To make various noises:...

Definitions

  1. To sing, chant, praise; To make various noises:...

Ancestry of “ἀείδω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicawéidōto sing

Words derived from “ἀείδω”

  • tragedy
  • melody
  • Herod
  • ode
  • Melody
  • prosody
  • Herodian
  • rhapsody
  • mel
  • Nickelodeon
  • hymnody
  • rhapsodic
  • melodeon
  • rhapsodize
  • melodist
  • countermelody
  • odic
  • rhapsode
  • rhapsodically
  • prosodist
  • dysprosody
  • odist
  • melodion
  • odeon
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