Where does “melodeon” come from?
melodeon (English) comes from French mélodium, from French mélodie, 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.
melodeon (English): A music hall; A type of reed organ with a single...
Definitions
- A music hall; A type of reed organ with a single...
Ancestry of “melodeon”, step by step
melodeon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French mélodium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mélodium | A type of reed organ, similar to a harmonium |
| 2 | French | mélodie | melody |
| 3 | Latin | melōdia | melody |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδία | song, singing; chant; music, melody |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδός | musical |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέλος | part of a body, limb, member, part; part of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |