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Where does “πᾰροξῠ́τονος” come from?

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

πᾰροξῠ́τονος (Ancient Greek): paroxytone

Definitions

  1. paroxytone

Ancestry of “πᾰροξῠ́τονος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀξύτονοςsharp-sounding, piercing; having the acute accent...
2Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
3Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
4Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “πᾰροξῠ́τονος”

  • paroxytone
  • proparoxytonic
  • paroxytonic
  • paroxítono
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