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Where does “tunefulness” come from?

tunefulness (English) comes from English tuneful, from English tune, from Middle English tune, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu.

tunefulness (English): The property of being tuneful

Definitions

  1. The property of being tuneful

Ancestry of “tunefulness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtunefulhaving or producing a pleasing tune; melodic or...
2EnglishtuneA melody; A song, or short musical composition;...
3Middle EnglishtuneAlternative form of toun
4Old Frenchtonyour
5Latintuusyour
6Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
7Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
8Polishtuhere
9Polishbyćto be
10Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
11Old Polishmóc—
12Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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