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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

  1. Chilean sea bass; the Patagonian toothfish;...

Ancestry of “メロ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseメロディmelody; jingle; short song; tune; melody
2EnglishMelody—
3Middle Englishmelodie—
4Old Frenchmelodie—
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

Words derived from “メロ”

  • 昼メロ
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