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Where does “sinfonia” come from?

sinfonia (Italian) comes 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...

sinfonia (Italian): symphony

Definitions

  1. symphony

Ancestry of “sinfonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsymphōnia—
2Ancient Greekσυμφωνίαagreement in sound, symphony; accord, concord;...
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “sinfonia”

  • sinfonia
  • sinfonie
  • sinfonietta
  • sinfonie
  • sinfonietta
  • sinfonista
  • sinfonietta
  • sinfónía
  • sinfóníuhljómsveit
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