Where does “baritonikitara” come from?
baritonikitara (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.
baritonikitara (Finnish): baritone guitar
Definitions
- baritone guitar
Ancestry of “baritonikitara”, step by step
baritonikitara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish baritoni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | baritoni | baritone |
| 2 | Italian | baritono | baritone; barytone |
| 3 | Late Latin | barytonus | barytone |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαρύτονος | deep-sounding; barytone; having its acute accent... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |