myEtymology.com: French etymology of melody

Etymology of the French word melody

the Old French word melody

derived from the Late Latin word melodia (melody; pleasant song)

derived from the Greek word meloidia

derived from the Greek word melos, μέλος (a limb or part of the body)

derived from the Greek word oide

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wed-

English melody

Word found in Old French