Etymology of the French word harmonium
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 French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
harmonicordeDerivations in other languages
English
harmonium, Italian
armonium, Romanian
armoniuCognates
Dutch
harmonium, English
harmonium, German
Harmonium, Icelandic
harmóníum, Swedish
harmonium
