Art & MusicGreek → English
Melody
A sequence of notes forming a tune.
The Greek roots
μέλος
mélos
song, tune
ᾠδή
ōidḗ
song
Literally: “a singing of tunes”
The story of the word
A 'song of tunes'; the ōidḗ ('song') within it also lends its voice to comedy, tragedy, and ode.
The same roots elsewhere
Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.
In a sentence
A simple melody carried the whole song.