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Where does “prosodicus” come from?

prosodicus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek προσῳδικός, from Ancient Greek προσῳδία, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή, from Ancient Greek ἀείδω, from Proto-Hellenic awéidō — to sing.

Ancestry of “prosodicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπροσῳδικός—
2Ancient Greekπροσῳδίαa song with an accompaniment; the tone or pitch...
3Ancient Greekᾠδήsong, ode; legend, tale, story
4Ancient GreekἀείδωTo sing, chant, praise; To make various noises:...
5Proto-Hellenicawéidōto sing

Words derived from “prosodicus”

  • prosódico
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