Where does “melodeonist” come from?
melodeonist (English) comes from English melodeon, 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- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
melodeonist (English): Someone who plays a melodeon
Definitions
- Someone who plays a melodeon
Ancestry of “melodeonist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | melodeon | A music hall; A type of reed organ with a single... |
| 2 | French | mélodium | — |
| 3 | French | mélodie | melody |
| 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 |