Where does “countermelody” come from?
countermelody (English) comes from English Melody, from Middle English melodie, from Old French melodie, from Latin melōdia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδία, from Ancient Greek μελῳδός, from Ancient Greek μέλος, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
countermelody (English): a secondary or supplemental melody played...
Definitions
- a secondary or supplemental melody played...
Ancestry of “countermelody”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Melody | — |
| 2 | Middle English | melodie | — |
| 3 | Old French | melodie | — |
| 4 | Latin | melōdia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδία | song, singing; chant; music, melody |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδός | musical |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέλος | part of a body, limb, member, part; part of a... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |