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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ODE.
Etymology of the word ODE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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ODE,
a song. (F.,—L.,—Gk.) In Shak. L. L. L. iv. 3. 99.—F.
ode, 'an ode;' Cot.—Lat. oda, ode.—Gk. ᾠδή, a song;
contracted form of ἀιοδή, a song.—Gk.
ἀείδειν, to sing; related to
ἀηδών,
a nightingale, singing bird. β. The base of ἀείδειν
is ὤϜιδ, where
ἀ
is prosthetic, and Ϝιδ
is a weakened form of Ϝαδ
= vad, cognate with Skt. vad,
to sound, to speak; cf. Skt. vádaya, to cause to sound, to play, vádya, a
musical instrument.—✔WAD,
to speak, call, sing. Der. ep-ode, com-ed-y (for com-od-y),
trag-ed-y
(for trag-od-y), mel-od-y, mon-od-y, palin-ode, par-od-y, psalm-od-y, pros-od-y,
rhaps-od-y.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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