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Where does “unmelodically” come from?

unmelodically (English) comes from English unmelodic, from English melodic, from French mélodique, 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.

unmelodically (English): In an unmelodic way

Definitions

  1. In an unmelodic way

Ancestry of “unmelodically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunmelodicNot melodic
2EnglishmelodicOf, relating to, or having melody; Melodious,...
3Frenchmélodiquemelodic
4Frenchmélodiemelody
5Latinmelōdia—
6Ancient Greekμελῳδίαsong, singing; chant; music, melody
7Ancient Greekμελῳδόςmusical
8Ancient Greekμέλοςpart of a body, limb, member, part; part of a...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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