Where does “pseudomonotone” come from?
pseudomonotone (English) comes from English monotone, from Latin monotonus, from Greek μονότονος, from Greek τόνος, from French tonne, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend- — to stretch, string; to cut.
pseudomonotone (English): Almost, but not entirely monotone
Definitions
- Almost, but not entirely monotone
Ancestry of “pseudomonotone”, step by step
pseudomonotone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monotone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monotone | Having a single unvaried pitch; Being, or having... |
| 2 | Latin | monotonus | unvarying in tone |
| 3 | Greek | μονότονος | monotonous, flat; dull, boring |
| 4 | Greek | τόνος | ΄ tonos; note, pitch, tone; shade |
| 5 | French | tonne | tonne, metric ton; ton; first-person singular... |
| 6 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |