English
anharmonic
From an- + harmonic.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- ‘on, onto’
Proto-Germanic *ana- ‘on’
Proto-West Germanic *ana- ‘Forming verbs and adjectives from participles…’
English an-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to join, fit, fix together’
Ancient Greek *ἁρμων
Ancient Greek ἁρμονία ‘harmony’
Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός ‘skilled in music’
Latin harmonicus
English harmonic
Today it means
adj Not harmonic. Inharmonic.
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Etymograph / anharmonic