Where does “untunefully” come from?
untunefully (English) comes from English untuneful, from English tuneful, 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.
untunefully (English): In an untuneful manner
Definitions
- In an untuneful manner
Ancestry of “untunefully”, step by step
untunefully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untuneful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untuneful | Not tuneful; unmusical, inharmonious |
| 2 | English | tuneful | having or producing a pleasing tune; melodic or... |
| 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 |