Where does “melos” come from?

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

melos (Italian): melody; chant, song; lyric poetry

Definitions

  1. melody; chant, song; lyric poetry

Ancestry of “melos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmelosMilos
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 →