Where does “melodylessness” come from?
melodylessness (English) comes from English melodyless, 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 — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
melodylessness (English): Absence of a melody
Definitions
- Absence of a melody
Ancestry of “melodylessness”, step by step
melodylessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English melodyless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | melodyless | Devoid of melody; unmelodic |
| 2 | English | Melody | A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase |
| 3 | Middle English | melodie | Melodiousness; the quality of being musically harmonious or pleasant |
| 4 | Old French | melodie | — |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |