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Where does “mion-mhórphianó” come from?

mion-mhórphianó (Irish) comes from Irish mórphianó, from Irish pianó, from Irish cairdín, from English accordion, from German Akkordeon, from German Akkord, from French accord, from French accorder.

mion-mhórphianó (Irish): baby grand

Definitions

  1. baby grand

Ancestry of “mion-mhórphianó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmórphianógrand piano
2Irishpianópiano
3Irishcairdínaccordion
4EnglishaccordionA small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose...
5GermanAkkordeonaccordion
6GermanAkkordchord; piecework
7Frenchaccordchord; agreement; permission, consent
8Frenchaccorderto grant; to link to, to be related to; to make...
9Middle Frenchaccorderto agree
10Old Frenchacorderto concede; to allow; to agree; to come to an...
11Vulgar Latinaccordare—
12LatinAd—
13Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
14Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
15LatinolleArchaic form of ille
16Proto-Italic*olnos—
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