ode

Where does the word "ode" come from? It comes from Greek oide, and was adopted directly into English (1500s).

Ode’s story begins in Greek: oide meant “a song.” A song, a lyric poem meant to be sung. It reached English by 1500s as ode. Settled as the English word for a formal, elevated lyric poem. Today, ode means a lyric poem, typically formal in tone, addressed to or celebrating a person or thing.

1. Stage 1 · Greek · ancient oide "a song", a song, a lyric poem meant to be sung.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1500s ode "a formal lyric poem, often addressed to a person or thing", settled as the English word for a formal, elevated lyric poem.