Where does “monotonist” come from?
monotonist (English) comes from English monotony, from French monotonie, from Latin monotonia, from Ancient Greek μονοτονία, from Ancient Greek μονότονος, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos — to stretch, to extend.
monotonist (English): One who talks in the same strain or on the same...
Definitions
- One who talks in the same strain or on the same...
Ancestry of “monotonist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | monotony | Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of... |
| 2 | French | monotonie | monotony |
| 3 | Latin | monotonia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μονοτονία | sameness of tone, monotony |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μονότονος | monotone |
| 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 |