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Where does “city symphony” come from?

city symphony (English) comes from English symphony, from Middle English symphonye, from Old French simphonie, from Latin symphonia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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Ancestry of “city symphony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsymphonyAn extended piece of music of sophisticated...
2Middle EnglishsymphonyeA device used to produce music, especially a...
3Old Frenchsimphonie—
4Latinsymphoniaan agreement of sounds; a harmony, symphony; a...
5Ancient Greekσυμφωνίαagreement in sound, symphony; accord, concord;...
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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