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- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*ksún
- Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
- Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
- Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
- Ancient Greekσῠ́μφωνος (sŭ́mphōnos)
- Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
- Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
- Ancient Greekσῠμφωνῐ́ᾱ (sŭmphōnĭ́ā)
- Latinsymphōnia
- Old Frenchsimphonie
- Middle Englishsymphonye
- English todaysymphony
From Middle English symphonye, from Old French simphonie, from Latin symphonia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). By surface analysis, sym- + -phony. Doublet of sinfonia, symphonia, tsampouna, and zampogna.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.