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Where does “unharmonic” come from?

unharmonic (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...

unharmonic (English): Not harmonic

Definitions

  1. Not harmonic

Ancestry of “unharmonic”, step by step

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