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Where does “enharmonic” come from?

enharmonic (English) comes from Latin enharmonicus, from Latin enarmonius, from Ancient Greek ἐναρμόνιος, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

enharmonic (English): Describing two or more identical or almost...

Definitions

  1. Describing two or more identical or almost...

Ancestry of “enharmonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinenharmonicus—
2Latinenarmonius—
3Ancient Greekἐναρμόνιος—
4Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
5Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
6Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “enharmonic”

  • enharmonically
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