Where does “Harmonika” come from?
Harmonika (German) comes from English harmonica, from Italian armonica, from English armonica, from Italian armonia, from French harmonium, from French harmonie, from Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Ancestry of “Harmonika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | harmonica | a musical wind instrument with a series of holes... |
| 2 | Italian | armonica | armonica, glass harmonica; harmonica, mouth... |
| 3 | English | armonica | A musical instrument made of blown-glass bowls... |
| 4 | Italian | armonia | harmony |
| 5 | French | harmonium | — |
| 6 | French | harmonie | harmony |
| 7 | Latin | harmonia | harmony, concordance of sounds; music, singing,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “Harmonika”