English
philharmonic
Philharmonic comes from Italian filarmonico, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’root as named · steps between not traced
- Italianc. 1300–presentἁρμονία
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentfilarmonico
- Frenchc. 1600–presentphilharmonique
- Englishtodayphilharmonic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’root as named · steps between not traced
- Italianc. 1300–presentἁρμονία
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentfilarmonico
- Frenchc. 1600–presentphilharmonique
- Englishtodayphilharmonic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’
order, ready, reason, rate, art, article, army, artist, ratio, arm, ordinary, alarm, coordinate, coordination, armor, arthritis, subordinate, harmony, anarchy, ornament, articulate, ordination, ornate, inertia, arithmetic, artisan, inert, aristocratic, adorn, ordinate, ordinator, armament, articulation, ordinal, rta, rime, ordain, harmonious, ordo, armadillo, 80 more
Today it means
adj Appreciative of music, but especially to its performance; devoted to music.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / philharmonic