Where does “unmelodiousness” come from?
unmelodiousness (English) comes from English unmelodious, from English melodious, from Old French melodios, from French mélodieux, from French mélodie, from Latin melōdia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδία, from Ancient Greek μελῳδός — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
unmelodiousness (English): The quality of being unmelodious
Definitions
- The quality of being unmelodious
Ancestry of “unmelodiousness”, step by step
unmelodiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unmelodious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmelodious | Not melodious |
| 2 | English | melodious | Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful |
| 3 | Old French | melodios | — |
| 4 | French | mélodieux | sweet, melodious |
| 5 | French | mélodie | melody |
| 6 | Latin | melōdia | melody |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδία | song, singing; chant; music, melody |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδός | musical |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέλος | part of a body, limb, member, part; part of a... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 11 | 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 |