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Where does “symphonye” come from?

symphonye (Middle English) comes from Old French simphonie, from Latin symphonia, 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...

symphonye (Middle English): A device used to produce music, especially a...

Definitions

  1. A device used to produce music, especially a...

Ancestry of “symphonye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsimphonie—
2Latinsymphoniaan agreement of sounds; a harmony, symphony; a...
3Ancient Greekσυμφωνίαagreement in sound, symphony; accord, concord;...
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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