melody
English
/ˈmel.ə.di/, /ˈmɛl.ə.di/
noun
Definitions
- tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English melodie derived from Old French melodie derived from Latin melodia derived from Ancient Greek μελῳδίᾱ (singing, chanting).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μελῳδίᾱ
Gloss
singing, chanting
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- countermelody English
- horn English
- melodied English
- melodiograph English
- melodist English
- melodize English
- melodizer English
- melodyhorn English
- melodyless English
- melodylessness English
- melodylike English
- micromelody English
- melodia Latin
- melōdia Latin
- мело́дия Russian
- μελῳδία Ancient Greek
- μελῳδίᾱ Ancient Greek
- melodie Middle English
- melodye Middle English
- melodie Old French
- melodija Serbo-Croatian
- melodia Catalan, Valencian
- melodi Welsh
- melodie Middle Dutch
- melodija Slovene