Where does “triharmonic” come from?

triharmonic (English) comes from English harmonic, from Latin harmonicus, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

triharmonic (English): Describing a class of sixth-order partial...

Definitions

  1. Describing a class of sixth-order partial...

Ancestry of “triharmonic”, step by step

triharmonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English harmonic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishharmonicpertaining to harmony; pleasant to hear;...
2Latinharmonicus
3Ancient Greekἁρμονικόςskilled in music
4Ancient GreekἉρμονίαHarmonia
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία
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