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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

  1. symphony orchestra

Ancestry of “sinfóníuhljómsveit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsinfóníasymphony
2Italiansinfoniasymphony
3Latinsymphōnia—
4Ancient Greekσυμφωνίαagreement in sound, symphony; accord, concord;...
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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