Symphonic
/sɪmˈfɒnɪk/noun
Relating to or characteristic of a symphony, especially in scale, harmony, or orchestration.
Did you know?Its deepest root is the Greek idea of things “sounding together,” and that same root gave us words for agreement, harmony, and even the old musical sense of a pact between parts.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰem-
“to sound, speak, make a noise”
Ancient Greek
Greek
συμφωνία (symphōnía)
“agreement in sound; harmony; concord”
Late Latin
Latin
symphōnicus
“harmonious; pertaining to music or concord”
Middle French
Old French
symphonique
“musical; harmonious”
16th Century
English
symphonic
“pertaining to a symphony or to orchestral music”
Modern English
English
symphonic
“relating to or characteristic of a symphony”