Etymology of the French word euphonie
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-Date
The earliest known usage of euphonie in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
euphoniqueDerivations in other languages
English
euphony, Romanian
eufonieCognates
Italian
eufonia, Spanish
eufonia
