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Where does “συμφωνία” come from?

συμφωνία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

συμφωνία (Ancient Greek): agreement in sound, symphony; accord, concord;...

Definitions

  1. agreement in sound, symphony; accord, concord;...

Ancestry of “συμφωνία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “συμφωνία”

  • symphony
  • symphonic
  • sinfonia
  • symphonist
  • sinfonie
  • symphonically
  • symphonism
  • zampogna
  • sinfonietta
  • unsymphonic
  • nonsymphonic
  • symphonygoer
  • city symphony
  • minisymphony
  • tsampouna
  • symphoniette
  • symphonia
  • zampoña
  • sinfonista
  • sinfónicamente
  • sinfónico
  • sinfonía
  • sinfonie
  • zampognare
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