Where does “βαρύτονος” come from?

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

βαρύτονος (Greek): barytone, having an unstressed last syllable;...

Definitions

  1. barytone, having an unstressed last syllable;...

Ancestry of “βαρύτονος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβαρύτονοςdeep-sounding; barytone; having its acute accent...
2Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
3Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
4Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tónos →