Where does “monótono” come from?

monótono (Galician) comes from Late Latin monotonus, from Ancient Greek μονότονος, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

monótono (Galician): monotonous

Definitions

  1. monotonous

Ancestry of “monótono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmonotonusunvarying in tone
2Ancient Greekμονότονοςmonotone
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 “monótono”

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