Where does “untunably” come from?
untunably (English) comes from English untunable, from English tunable, from English tune, from Middle English tune, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos — to stretch, to extend.
untunably (English): In a way that is not tuneful or melodious;...
Definitions
- In a way that is not tuneful or melodious;...
Ancestry of “untunably”, step by step
untunably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untunable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untunable | Unable to be tuned; unmelodic; inharmonious |
| 2 | English | tunable | Harmonious, melodic, tuneful; Able to be tuned; A... |
| 3 | English | tune | A melody; A song, or short musical composition;... |
| 4 | Middle English | tune | Alternative form of toun |
| 5 | Old French | ton | your |
| 6 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |