Etymology of the English word prosody
the English word
prosodyderived from the Latin word
prosodia (syllable-accent)
derived from the Greek word
prosoidiausing the Greek prefix
pros-derived from the Greek word
oidederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wed-Date
The earliest known usage of prosody in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
prosodistCognates
Dutch
prosodie, French
prosodie, German
Prosodie, Norwegian
prosodi, Swedish
prosodiUsage
Word found in Modern English
