Where does “Harmony” come from?
Harmony comes from Middle English armonye, Old French harmonie, Latin harmonia, and Ancient Greek ἁρμονία, which derives from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-.
Harmony (English): The ship of characters Harry Potter and Hermione Granger of the Harry Potter series
Definitions
- The ship of characters Harry Potter and Hermione Granger of the Harry Potter series
Ancestry of “Harmony”, step by step
Harmony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Harry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Harry | The drug heroin |
| 2 | Old French | Henri | — |
| 3 | Latin | Henrīcus | — |
| 4 | Old High German | Haimirich | — |
| 5 | Old High German | rihhi | rich; empire, kingdom, realm |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rīkī | mighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Middle English armonye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | armonye | — |
| 2 | Old French | harmonie | — |
| 3 | Latin | harmonia | harmony, concordance of sounds; music, singing,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |