prosodiac

prosodiac · noun, adjective¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπροσόδιον
2. Koine Greek · derived fromπροσοδιακός
3. Late Latin · borrowed fromprosōdiacus
4. Middle French · borrowed fromprosodiaque
5. English todayprosodiac

From Middle French prosodiaque and its etymon Late Latin prosōdiacus, from Koine Greek προσοδιακός (prosodiakós), from Ancient Greek προσόδιον (prosódion) + -ακός (-akós). By surface analysis, prosodi(on) + -ac.

prosodiac · adjective²

From prosody + -ac. Perhaps compare Koine Greek προσῳδιακός (prosōidiakós), an alteration by association with Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidía) of προσοδιακός (prosodiakós). Late Latin prosōdiacus has also sometimes been interpreted as showing this sense.

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