Where does “allotonic” come from?
allotonic (English) comes from English allotone, from English allo, from English allosexual, from English allo-, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti — to sift, separate, divide.
allotonic (English): Relating to allotones
Ancestry of “allotonic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | allotone | Any of the pitch allophones of a pitch phoneme |
| 2 | English | allo | Alternative spelling of 'allo |
| 3 | English | allosexual | Directed toward or involving another person... |
| 4 | English | allo- | different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |