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Where does “melodiós” come from?

melodiós (Catalan) comes from Catalan melodia, from Latin melōdia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδία, 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.

melodiós (Catalan): melodious

Definitions

  1. melodious

Ancestry of “melodiós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmelodiamelody
2Latinmelōdia—
3Ancient Greekμελῳδίαsong, singing; chant; music, melody
4Ancient Greekμελῳδόςmusical
5Ancient Greekμέλοςpart of a body, limb, member, part; part of a...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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