myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of melodia

Etymology of the Latin word melodia

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-

French melody

Dutch melodie, English melody, French mélodie, German Melodie, Italian melodia, Lithuanian melodija, Norwegian melodi, Polish melodia, Russian мeлодия, Swedish melodi

Word found in Late Latin