Etymology

harmonicist

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Today it means: someone who plays a harmonica Full definition →

English harmonica ← Italian armonia ← Latin harmonia
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂r̥-mo-n
  3. Ancient Greek*ἁρμων (*harmōn)
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̔ρμονῐ́ᾱ (hărmonĭ́ā)
  5. Latinharmonia
  6. Italianarmonia
  7. Englisharmonica
  8. Englishharmonica
  9. English todayharmonicist

From harmonica + -ist.

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