Where does “melodicist” come from?
melodicist (English) comes from English melodic, from French mélodique, 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.
melodicist (English): A musician who performs the melody, as opposed to...
Definitions
- A musician who performs the melody, as opposed to...
Ancestry of “melodicist”, step by step
melodicist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English melodic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | melodic | Of, relating to, or having melody; Melodious,... |
| 2 | French | mélodique | melodic |
| 3 | French | mélodie | melody |
| 4 | Latin | melōdia | melody |
| 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 |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |