Where does “harmònika” come from?
harmònika (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Harmonika, from English harmonica, from Italian armonica, from English armonica, from Italian armonia, from French harmonium, from French harmonie, from Latin harmonia — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
harmònika (Serbo-Croatian): accordion
Definitions
- accordion
Ancestry of “harmònika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Harmonika | harmonica |
| 2 | English | harmonica | a musical wind instrument with a series of holes... |
| 3 | Italian | armonica | armonica, glass harmonica; harmonica, mouth... |
| 4 | English | armonica | A musical instrument made of blown-glass bowls... |
| 5 | Italian | armonia | harmony |
| 6 | French | harmonium | harmonium |
| 7 | French | harmonie | harmony |
| 8 | Latin | harmonia | harmony, concordance of sounds; music, singing,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |