Where does “sinfóníuhljómsveit” come from?
sinfóníuhljómsveit (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sinfónía, from Italian sinfonia, 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...
sinfóníuhljómsveit (Icelandic): symphony orchestra
Definitions
- symphony orchestra
Ancestry of “sinfóníuhljómsveit”, step by step
sinfóníuhljómsveit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sinfónía
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sinfónía | symphony |
| 2 | Italian | sinfonia | symphony |
| 3 | Latin | symphōnia | an agreement of sounds; a harmony, symphony |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συμφωνία | agreement in sound, symphony; accord, concord;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Icelandic hljómsveit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hljómsveit | band, orchestra |
| 2 | Icelandic | hljómur | sound; chord |
| 3 | Old Norse | hljómr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hleumaz | warm |