Where does “mélodie” come from?
mélodie (Norman) comes from Old French melodie, from Latin melōdia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδία, from Ancient Greek μελῳδός, from Ancient Greek μέλος, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
mélodie (Norman): melody
Ancestry of “mélodie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | melodie | — |
| 2 | Latin | melōdia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδία | song, singing; chant; music, melody |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδός | musical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέλος | part of a body, limb, member, part; part of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |