Harmonia
/hɑːrˈmoʊ.ni.ə/noun
In Greek mythology, Harmonia is the goddess of harmony and concord; in modern usage, the name refers to harmony or musical concord.
Did you know?Harmonia comes from Greek harmonia, meaning “joint, fitting together, agreement,” from a root tied to “joining” — the same ancient idea behind words for fitting parts into a whole.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ar-
“to fit together, join”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἁρμονία (harmonía)
“a fitting together, agreement, concord; later also musical harmony”
Classical Greek
Greek
Ἁρμονία (Harmonía)
“the personified goddess of harmony and concord”
Late Latin
Latin
harmonia
“harmony, concord; musical agreement”
Middle English
English
harmonie
“agreement in feeling, sound, or proportion”
Modern English
English
harmony
“agreement, concord, or pleasing musical combination”
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