Where does “pandiatonic” come from?
pandiatonic (English) comes from English diatonic, from French diatonique, from French diaton, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos — to stretch, to extend.
pandiatonic (English): Formed freely from all degrees of a diatonic...
Definitions
- Formed freely from all degrees of a diatonic...
Ancestry of “pandiatonic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diatonic | Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale... |
| 2 | French | diatonique | diatonic |
| 3 | French | diaton | An interval of two whole tones |
| 4 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 5 | Old French | ton | your |
| 6 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |