Where does “cardiotonico” come from?

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

cardiotonico (Italian): cardiotonic; cardiotonic agent, cardiotonic drug

Definitions

  1. cardiotonic; cardiotonic agent, cardiotonic drug

Ancestry of “cardiotonico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantonicotonic; toner
2Ancient Greekτονικόςextendable
3Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
4Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
5Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
6Proto-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 →