Where does “Syntonie” come from?

Syntonie (German) comes from Ancient Greek συντονία, from Ancient Greek σῠ́ντονος, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Syntonie (German): syntony

Definitions

  1. syntony

Ancestry of “Syntonie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσυντονίαtension
2Ancient Greekσῠ́ντονος—
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 “Syntonie”

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