Where does “kunsttentoonstelling” come from?
kunsttentoonstelling (Dutch) comes from Dutch tentoonstelling, from Dutch tentoonstellen, from Dutch tentoon, from Dutch toon, from Middle Dutch toon, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos — to stretch, to extend.
kunsttentoonstelling (Dutch): art exhibition
Definitions
- art exhibition
Ancestry of “kunsttentoonstelling”, step by step
kunsttentoonstelling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tentoonstelling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tentoonstelling | exposition (e.g. in a museum), exhibition |
| 2 | Dutch | tentoonstellen | to exhibit, to display, to show to the public |
| 3 | Dutch | tentoon | — |
| 4 | Dutch | toon | tone; Dated form of teen; The front portion of a... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | toon | — |
| 6 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |