Where does “tono” come from?

tono (Esperanto) comes from Polish ton, from German tōn, from Middle High German tōn, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tono (Esperanto): tone

Definitions

  1. tone

Ancestry of “tono”, step by step

tono traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish ton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtontone
2Germantōnclay
3Middle High Germantōn—
4LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
5Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
6Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
7Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via French ton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchtonYour, thy; Tone; Tone, shade
2Old Frenchtonyour
3Latintuusyour
4Proto-Italictowosyour
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via English tone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoneA specific pitch; An interval of a major second;...
2Middle Englishtonethe one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tónos →