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Where does “harmolodics” come from?

harmolodics (English) comes from English Harmony, from English Harry, from Old French Henri, from Latin Henrīcus, from Old High German Haimirich, from Old High German rihhi, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

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Ancestry of “harmolodics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHarmony—
2EnglishHarry—
3Old FrenchHenri—
4LatinHenrīcus—
5Old High GermanHaimirich—
6Old High Germanrihhirich; empire, kingdom, realm
7Proto-West Germanicrīkīmighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm
8Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
9Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
10Proto-Celticrīxsking
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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