melody

melody · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμελῳδίᾱ“singing, chanting”
2. Latin · derived frommelodia
3. Old French · derived frommelodie
4. Middle English · inherited frommelodie
5. English todaymelody

From Middle English melodie, melodye, from Old French melodie, from Latin melodia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδίᾱ (melōidíā, “singing, chanting”), from μέλος (mélos, “musical phrase”) + ἀοιδή (aoidḗ, “song”), contracted form ᾠδή (ōidḗ).

Melody · proper noun²

From the noun melody; in regular use since the 20th century.

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