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
- rope, cord; chord; tone, note
Ancestry of “τόνος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “τόνος”