Where does “polyharmony” come from?

polyharmony (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.

polyharmony (English): Music that is played in more than one key at...

Definitions

  1. Music that is played in more than one key at...

Ancestry of “polyharmony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHarmonyThe ship of characters Harry Potter and Hermione Granger of the Harry Potter series
2EnglishHarryThe drug heroin
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-