Where does “wereldtentoonstelling” come from?
wereldtentoonstelling (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.
wereldtentoonstelling (Dutch): World Fair
Ancestry of “wereldtentoonstelling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | tentoonstelling | exposition , 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 |