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Where does “symphoniette” come from?

symphoniette (French) comes from French symphonie, from Latin symphōnia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

symphoniette (French): sinfonietta, symphoniette

Definitions

  1. sinfonietta, symphoniette

Ancestry of “symphoniette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsymphoniesymphony; harmonious combination
2Latinsymphōnia—
3Ancient Greekσυμφωνίαagreement in sound, symphony; accord, concord;...
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “symphoniette”

  • symphoniette
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