Where does “attune” come from?
Attune comes from English tune with the prefix ad-, from Latin ad meaning "to," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád, related to Ancient Greek τόνος (tonos, "tone") and τείνω (teinō, "to stretch"), derived from Proto-Hellenic téňňō and Proto-Indo-European ten- meaning "to stretch."
attune (English): To bring into musical accord; To tune; To bring...
Definitions
- To bring into musical accord; To tune; To bring...
Ancestry of “attune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tune | A melody; A song, or short musical composition;... |
| 2 | Middle English | tune | Alternative form of toun |
| 3 | Old French | ton | your |
| 4 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |