Where does “メロ” come from?
メロ (Japanese) comes from Japanese メロディ, from English Melody, from Middle English melodie, from Old French melodie, from Latin melōdia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδία, from Ancient Greek μελῳδός, from Ancient Greek μέλος — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
メロ (Japanese): Chilean sea bass; the Patagonian toothfish;...
Definitions
- Chilean sea bass; the Patagonian toothfish;...
Ancestry of “メロ”, step by step
メロ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese メロディ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | メロディ | melody; jingle; short song; tune; melody |
| 2 | English | Melody | A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase |
| 3 | Middle English | melodie | Melodiousness; the quality of being musically harmonious or pleasant |
| 4 | Old French | melodie | — |
| 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 |