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Where does “bitonal” come from?

bitonal (French) comes from French tonal, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być.

bitonal (French): bitonal

Definitions

  1. bitonal

Ancestry of “bitonal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtonaltonal
2FrenchtonYour, thy; Tone; Tone, shade
3Old Frenchtonyour
4Latintuusyour
5Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
6Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
7Polishtuhere
8Polishbyćto be
9Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
10Old Polishmóc—
11Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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