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
- melodious
Ancestry of “melodiós”, step by step
melodiós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan melodia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | melodia | melody |
| 2 | Latin | melōdia | melody |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδία | song, singing; chant; music, melody |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδός | musical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέλος | part of a body, limb, member, part; part of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |