Etymology of the English word harmony
the English word
harmonyderived from the Old French word
armoniederived 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 harmony in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
disharmony,
harmonist,
harmonisticCognates
Dutch
harmonie, French
harmonie, German
Harmonie, Italian
armonia, Lithuanian
harmonija, Norwegian
harmoni, Polish
harmonia, Portuguese
harmonia, Spanish
armonia, Swedish
harmoniUsage
Word found in Modern English
