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
monotonist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monotony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |