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Where does “μονότονος” come from?

μονότονος (Greek) comes from Greek τόνος, from French tonne, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

μονότονος (Greek): monotonous, flat; dull, boring

Definitions

  1. monotonous, flat; dull, boring

Ancestry of “μονότονος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτόνος΄  tonos; note, pitch, tone; shade
2Frenchtonnetonne, metric ton; ton; first-person singular...
3Latintunnatun, box
4Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “μονότονος”

  • monotoniser
  • monotonement
  • monotone
  • monotone
  • monoton
  • monotone
  • monoton
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