Where does “dodecaphony” come from?

dodecaphony (English) comes from English phony, from Irish fáinne, from Old Irish áinne, from Proto-Celtic ānniyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₂n- — ring.

dodecaphony (English): 12-tone music, a form of composition using all 12...

Definitions

  1. 12-tone music, a form of composition using all 12...

Ancestry of “dodecaphony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphonyFraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance;...
2Irishfáinnering; circle; ringlet, curl
3Old Irisháinnering
4Proto-Celticānniyosring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₂n-ring

Words derived from “dodecaphony”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₂n- →