Etymology of the English word enharmonic
the English word
enharmonicderived from the Latin word
enharmonicus (enharmonic)
derived from the Greek word
enarmoniosusing the Greek prefix
en-, ἐν-
derived from the Greek word
en-derived from the Greek word
harmonia, ἁρμονία
derived from the Greek word
harmos, ἁρμός
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-derived from the Greek word
armozo, ἁρμόζω (to joint; to woo (reflexively, to betroth))
Date
The earliest known usage of enharmonic in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
