Where does “harmonika” come from?
harmonika (Indonesian) comes from Dutch mondharmonica, from German Mundharmonika, from German Harmonika, from English harmonica, from Italian armonica, from English armonica, from Italian armonia, from French harmonium — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
harmonika (Indonesian): harmonica: a musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note
Definitions
- harmonica: a musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note
Ancestry of “harmonika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mondharmonica | harmonica |
| 2 | German | Mundharmonika | harmonica |
| 3 | German | Harmonika | harmonica |
| 4 | English | harmonica | a musical wind instrument with a series of holes... |
| 5 | Italian | armonica | armonica, glass harmonica; harmonica, mouth... |
| 6 | English | armonica | A musical instrument made of blown-glass bowls... |
| 7 | Italian | armonia | harmony |
| 8 | French | harmonium | harmonium |
| 9 | French | harmonie | harmony |
| 10 | Latin | harmonia | harmony, concordance of sounds; music, singing,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |