Where does “tondro” come from?
tondro (Ido) comes from French tonnerre, from Old French tuneire, from Latin tonitrus, from Latin tonitus, from Latin tonō, from Latin tonāre, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tenh₂- — to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to...
tondro (Ido): thunder
Definitions
- thunder
Ancestry of “tondro”, step by step
tondro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French tonnerre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tonnerre | thunder |
| 2 | Old French | tuneire | — |
| 3 | Latin | tonitrus | thunder |
| 4 | Latin | tonitus | thundered |
| 5 | Latin | tonō | to thunder |
| 6 | Latin | tonāre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tenh₂- | to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to... |
via English thunder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thunder | The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound... |
| 2 | Middle English | thunder | Alternative form of thonder |
| 3 | Old English | Þunor | the Anglo-Saxon god of thunder, equivalent to Old Norse Þórr and Old High German Donar |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þunr | thunder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Þunraz | Thor, god of thunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |
via Italian tuono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tuono | thunder; a loud roaring noise; thunder, rumble;... |
| 2 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |