Where does “signaturmelodi” come from?
signaturmelodi (Swedish) comes from Swedish melodi, from French mélodie, 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.
signaturmelodi (Swedish): a theme song
Definitions
- a theme song
Ancestry of “signaturmelodi”, step by step
signaturmelodi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish melodi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | melodi | a melody |
| 2 | French | mélodie | melody |
| 3 | Latin | melōdia | melody |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδία | song, singing; chant; music, melody |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μελῳδός | musical |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέλος | part of a body, limb, member, part; part of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |