Where does “tunelessness” come from?
tunelessness (English) comes from English tuneless, from English tune, from Middle English tune, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu.
tunelessness (English): The state or condition of being tuneless
Definitions
- The state or condition of being tuneless
Ancestry of “tunelessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tuneless | Having no pleasing tune; not tuneful; Silent or... |
| 2 | English | tune | A melody; A song, or short musical composition;... |
| 3 | Middle English | tune | Alternative form of toun |
| 4 | Old French | ton | your |
| 5 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 6 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 7 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 8 | Polish | tu | here |
| 9 | Polish | być | to be |
| 10 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 11 | Old Polish | móc | — |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |