English word prosody comes from Ancient Greek ᾠδή, Ancient Greek πρός, Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ, and later Latin prosodia (Prosody.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ᾠδή | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| πρός | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| προσῳδῐ́ᾱ | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| προσῳδία | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| prosodia | Latin (lat) | Prosody. |
| prosodie | Middle French (frm) | Prosody (patterns of sounds and rhythms). |
| prosody | English (eng) | (linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.. (poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse. |