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Where does “melodyless” come from?

melodyless (English) comes from English Melody, from Middle English melodie, from Old French melodie, 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.

melodyless (English): Devoid of melody; unmelodic

Definitions

  1. Devoid of melody; unmelodic

Ancestry of “melodyless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMelody—
2Middle Englishmelodie—
3Old Frenchmelodie—
4Latinmelōdia—
5Ancient Greekμελῳδίαsong, singing; chant; music, melody
6Ancient Greekμελῳδόςmusical
7Ancient Greekμέλοςpart of a body, limb, member, part; part of a...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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