Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Sheridan (?1719–1788), actor and orthoepist. From prosody or its etymon classical Latin prosōdia + -al; compare -ial.
Definition of prosodial in US English:
prosodial
adjective
Of or relating to prosody; = "prosodic".
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Sheridan (?1719–1788), actor and orthoepist. From prosody or its etymon classical Latin prosōdia + -al; compare -ial.