Where does “nonmonotonic” come from?
nonmonotonic (English) comes from English monotonic, from Ancient Greek μονότονος, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
nonmonotonic (English): Not monotonic
Ancestry of “nonmonotonic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | monotonic | of or using the Greek system of diacritics which... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μονότονος | monotone |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |