English
armónico
Armónico comes from Spanish armónico ‘harmonic’, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός ‘skilled in music’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to join, fit, fix together’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to join, fit, fix together’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCE*ἁρμωνreconstructed
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἁρμονία‘a fitting together, joint’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἁρμονικός‘skilled in music’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEharmonicus
- Spanishc. 1500–presentarmónico‘harmonic’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to join, fit, fix together’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCE*ἁρμωνreconstructed
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἁρμονία‘a fitting together, joint’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἁρμονικός‘skilled in music’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEharmonicus
- Spanishc. 1500–presentarmónico‘harmonic’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to join, fit, fix together’
order, reason, ready, rate, art, article, artist, army, ratio, ordinary, arm, alarm, coordination, coordinate, armor, arthritis, subordinate, ordination, anarchy, ornament, articulate, ornate, inertia, arithmetic, inert, artisan, adorn, aristocratic, ordinate, articulation, ordinator, harmonious, armament, ordinal, philharmonic, rta, rime, ordain, ordo, armadillo, 76 more
through Ancient Greek ἁρμονία ‘a fitting together, joint’
through Latin harmonicus
Today it means
noun A stringed instrument with seven strings in six courses and one string (the middle one) doubled; it is structurally a combination of a guitar and a tres.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / armónico