Etymology

symphonious

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to simultaneous sounds that are harmonious together. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English phone ← Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  6. Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
  7. Englishsym-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
  10. Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
  11. Englishphone
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  14. English todaysymphonious

From sym- (“together”) + phone (“sound”) + -ious.

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