Where does “συντονία” come from?

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

συντονία (Ancient Greek): tension

Definitions

  1. tension

Ancestry of “συντονία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσῠ́ντονος
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 “συντονία

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