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Where does “ᾠδή” come from?

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

ᾠδή (Ancient Greek): song, ode; legend, tale, story

Definitions

  1. song, ode; legend, tale, story

Ancestry of “ᾠδή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἀείδωTo sing, chant, praise; To make various noises:...
2Proto-Hellenicawéidōto sing

Words derived from “ᾠδή”

  • Herod
  • ode
  • prosody
  • Herodian
  • rhapsody
  • Nickelodeon
  • rhapsodic
  • melodeon
  • rhapsodize
  • odic
  • rhapsode
  • rhapsodically
  • prosodist
  • dysprosody
  • odist
  • odeon
  • odically
  • aprosody
  • rhapsodomancy
  • prosodification
  • odelet
  • out-Herod
  • melodeonist
  • unrhapsodic
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