English

inharmonic

From in- + harmonic.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to join, fit, fix together’

Ancient Greek *ἁρμων

Ancient Greek ἁρμονία ‘harmony’

Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός ‘skilled in music’

Latin harmonicus

Today it means

adj Lacking harmony; discordant; dissonant

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / inharmonic