Where does “melodiously” come from?
Melodiously derives from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, Proto-Germanic galīkaz, and Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm, ultimately tracing to roots meaning "like" or "body-form."
melodiously (English): In a melodious manner
Definitions
- In a melodious manner
Ancestry of “melodiously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | melodious | Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful |
| 2 | Old French | melodios | — |
| 3 | French | mélodieux | sweet, melodious |
| 4 | French | mélodie | melody |
| 5 | Latin | melōdia | melody |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδία | song, singing; chant; music, melody |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδός | musical |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέλος | part of a body, limb, member, part; part of a... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |