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Where does “harmonisk” come from?

harmonisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin harmonicus, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός, 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...

harmonisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): harmonious

Definitions

  1. harmonious

Ancestry of “harmonisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinharmonicus—
2Ancient Greekἁρμονικός—
3Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
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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