Where does “monotony” come from?
Monotony comes from French monotonie, from Latin monotonia, from Ancient Greek μονοτονία, originally meaning sameness of tone or pitch.
monotony (English): Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of...
Definitions
- Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of...
Ancestry of “monotony”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | monotonie | monotony |
| 2 | Latin | monotonia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μονοτονία | sameness of tone, monotony |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μονότονος | monotone |
| 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 |