Where does “tune” come from?
Tune comes from Middle English tune, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root ten- meaning to stretch or extend.
tune (English): A melody; A song, or short musical composition;...
Definitions
- A melody; A song, or short musical composition;...
Ancestry of “tune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tune | Alternative form of toun |
| 2 | Old French | ton | your |
| 3 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 4 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 5 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 6 | Polish | tu | here |
| 7 | Polish | być | to be |
| 8 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 9 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |