Where does “polytonality” come from?
polytonality (English) comes from English tonality, from French tonalité, from French tonal, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz — to be able.
polytonality (English): The use of multiple keys in the same composition,...
Definitions
- The use of multiple keys in the same composition,...
Ancestry of “polytonality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tonality | The system of seven tones built on a tonic key;... |
| 2 | French | tonalité | tonality |
| 3 | French | tonal | tonal |
| 4 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 5 | Old French | ton | your |
| 6 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 7 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 8 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 9 | Polish | tu | here |
| 10 | Polish | być | to be |
| 11 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 12 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 13 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |