Where does “hypertonique” come from?

hypertonique (French) comes from French tonique, from Ancient Greek τονικός, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

hypertonique (French): hypertonic

Definitions

  1. hypertonic

Ancestry of “hypertonique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtoniquetonic; tonic, keynote
2Ancient Greekτονικόςextendable
3Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
4Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
5Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “hypertonique”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tónos →