Where does “odă” come from?

odă (Romanian) comes from French ode, from Middle French ode, from Latin oda, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή, from Ancient Greek ἀείδω, from Proto-Hellenic awéidō — to sing.

odă (Romanian): ode

Definitions

  1. ode

Ancestry of “odă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchodeode lyrical poem
2Middle Frenchode
3Latinodaode
4Ancient Greekᾠδήsong, ode; legend, tale, story
5Ancient GreekἀείδωTo sing, chant, praise; To make various noises:...
6Proto-Hellenicawéidōto sing
Every word from Proto-Hellenic awéidōEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀείδωEvery word from Ancient Greek ᾠδή
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