Where does “τόνος” come from?

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

τόνος (Ancient Greek): rope, cord; chord; tone, note

Definitions

  1. rope, cord; chord; tone, note

Ancestry of “τόνος”, step by step

τόνος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Hellenic tónos

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

via Ancient Greek τείνειν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτείνεινpresent active infinitive of τείνω; to stretch;...

Words derived from “τόνος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tónos →