Etymology of the English word euphonium
the English word
euphoniumderived from the English word
euphonyderived from the French word
euphoniederived from the Greek word
euphonia, εὐφωνία
derived from the Greek word
eu, εὖ ( well)
derived from the Greek word
euphonos, εὔϕωνος
using the Greek prefix
eu-, εὐ-
derived from the Greek word
eusderived from the Greek word
phone, φωνή (voice; a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-derived from the Late Latin word
euphonia (euphony; quality of having pleasant sound)
derived from the Greek word
euphonia, εὐφωνία
derived from the Greek word
eu, εὖ ( well)
derived from the Greek word
euphonos, εὔϕωνος
using the Greek prefix
eu-, εὐ-
derived from the Greek word
eusderived from the Greek word
phone, φωνή (voice; a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhā-derived from the English word
harmoniumderived from the French word
harmoniumderived from the French word
harmoniederived from the Latin word
harmonia (harmony, concord)
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))
derived from the New Latin word
euphoniumderived from the New Latin word
euphonyderived from the New Latin word
harmonium (harmonium)
Date
The earliest known usage of euphonium in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
