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Where does “βᾰρῠ́τονος” come from?

βᾰρῠ́τονος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

βᾰρῠ́τονος (Ancient Greek): deep-sounding; barytone; having its acute accent...

Definitions

  1. deep-sounding; barytone; having its acute accent...

Ancestry of “βᾰρῠ́τονος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
2Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
3Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “βᾰρῠ́τονος”

  • baritone
  • barytone
  • bari
  • baryton
  • baritonal
  • baritonist
  • baris
  • barytonus
  • barytonos
  • baritoni
  • baritono
  • барито́н
  • baryton
  • Baryton
  • bariton
  • баритона
  • baritona
  • баритон
  • баритон
  • barytonus
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