Where does “tonos” come from?
tonos (English) comes from Greek τόνος, from French tonne, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
tonos (English): The Modern Greek stress-marking diacritic: ⟨ ΄ ⟩,...
Definitions
- The Modern Greek stress-marking diacritic: ⟨ ΄ ⟩,...
Ancestry of “tonos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | τόνος | ΄ tonos; note, pitch, tone; shade |
| 2 | French | tonne | tonne, metric ton; ton; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |