Where does “baritoniavain” come from?

baritoniavain (Finnish) comes from Finnish baritoni, from Italian baritono, from Late Latin barytonus, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

baritoniavain (Finnish): baritone clef

Definitions

  1. baritone clef

Ancestry of “baritoniavain”, step by step

baritoniavain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish baritoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbaritonibaritone
2Italianbaritonobaritone; barytone
3Late Latinbarytonusbarytone
4Ancient Greekβαρύτονοςdeep-sounding; barytone; having its acute accent...
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 Finnish avain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavainkey; code; clef, used especially in compound...
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tónos