Where does “intoed” come from?
intoed (English) comes from English toed, from English toe, from Middle English to, from Middle English tone, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos — to stretch, to extend.
intoed (English): pigeon-toed
Definitions
- pigeon-toed
Ancestry of “intoed”, step by step
intoed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English toed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toed | Having toes; simple past tense and past... |
| 2 | English | toe | Each of the five digits on the end of the foot;... |
| 3 | Middle English | to | toe; to; too |
| 4 | Middle English | tone | the one |
| 5 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |