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