Harmony

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late Middle English: via Old French from Latin harmonia ‘joining, concord’, from Greek, from harmos ‘joint’.


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First attested in 1602. From Middle English armonye, from Old French harmonie/ armonie, from Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία(harmonía, “joint, union, agreement, concord of sounds”).


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harmony (n.)

late 14c., "combination of tones pleasing to the ear," from Old French harmonie, armonie "harmony," also the name of a musical instrument (12c.), from Latin harmonia, from Greek harmonia "agreement, concord of sounds," also as a proper name, the personification of music, literally "means of joining," used of ship-planks, etc., also "settled government, order," related to harmos "fastenings of a door; joint, shoulder," from PIE ar(ə)-smo-, suffixed form of root *ar- "to fit together." Modern scientific harmony, using combinations of notes to form chords, is from 16c. Sense of "agreement of feeling, concord" is from late 14c.