Where does “nonmelodious” come from?
nonmelodious (English) comes from English melodious, from Old French melodios, from French mélodieux, from French mélodie, from Latin melōdia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδία, from Ancient Greek μελῳδός, from Ancient Greek μέλος — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
nonmelodious (English): Not melodious
Definitions
- Not melodious
Ancestry of “nonmelodious”, step by step
nonmelodious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English melodious
| 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 |