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Where does “harmoni” come from?

harmoni (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

harmoni (Norwegian Nynorsk): harmony

Definitions

  1. harmony

Ancestry of “harmoni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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