English
superharmonic
From super- + harmonic.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to join, fit, fix together’
Ancient Greek *ἁρμων
Ancient Greek ἁρμονία ‘harmony’
Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός ‘skilled in music’
Latin harmonicus
English harmonic
Today it means
noun A wave whose frequency is an integer multiple of that of another; an overtone
Sources
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