Where does “melodeclamation” come from?
melodeclamation (English) comes from English declamation, from French déclamation, from Latin dēclāmātiō, from Latin dēclāmō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
melodeclamation (English): The practice of reciting poetry while accompanied by concert music
Definitions
- The practice of reciting poetry while accompanied by concert music
Ancestry of “melodeclamation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | declamation | The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical... |
| 2 | French | déclamation | declamation; ranting |
| 3 | Latin | dēclāmātiō | declamation (oratorical delivery) |
| 4 | Latin | dēclāmō | to practise speaking, declaim, make speeches |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |