From Greek συμφωνία (Symfonia [Latin: Symphonia]); Mentioned in Carolo Dufresne, »Glossarium ad scriptores mediæ et infimæ latinitatis«, vol. 6 (Venetiis, MDCCXL [i.e. in Venice, 1740]), who refers to Bertrand Du Guesclin as his source; Also mentioned in Wilhelm Gesenius, »Thesavrvs philologicvs-criticvs lingvae hebrææ et chaldææ veteris testamenti« (Gvilielmi Gesenii), vol. 2 (Lipsiæ [i.e. in Leipzig], 1840), and in François-Joseph Fétis, »Histoire générale de la musique depuis les temps les plus anciens jusqu’à nos jours«, vol. 1 (Paris, 1869), who also refers to Bertrand Du Guesclin as his source (NB¹: ➺ Jean Cuvelier, »Chronique de Bertrand du Guesclin [sic]*«, vol. 1 (Paris, 1839); *NB²: In his introduction, Cuvelier consistently refers to "du Guesclin"; In the heading of all uneven pages of the main text, and in the main text itself, he spells his name "Bertran" [➺ p.[3], &c. (Find Bertran !)]); According Jacquot the term is also used to indicate the hurdy-gurdy [NB³: ➺ Leydi's remark to Simphonie (!)].