Etymology of the English word harmonium
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))
Date
The earliest known usage of harmonium in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
euphonium,
telharmoniumCognates
Dutch
harmonium, French
harmonium, German
Harmonium, Icelandic
harmóníum, Swedish
harmoniumUsage
Word found in Modern English
