Where does “polytonal” come from?
polytonal (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 — to be able.
polytonal (French): polytonal
Definitions
- polytonal
Ancestry of “polytonal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tonal | tonal |
| 2 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 3 | Old French | ton | your |
| 4 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 5 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 6 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 7 | Polish | tu | here |
| 8 | Polish | być | to be |
| 9 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 10 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |