Where does “melomania” come from?

melomania (Italian) comes from Italian melo-, from Ancient Greek μέλος, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

melomania (Italian): melomania

Definitions

  1. melomania

Ancestry of “melomania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmelo-melo- music
2Ancient Greekμέλοςpart of a body, limb, member, part; part of a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Ancient Greek μέλος →