Where does “ecotono” come from?

ecotono (Italian) comes from Italian tono, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

ecotono (Italian): ecotone

Definitions

  1. ecotone

Ancestry of “ecotono”, step by step

ecotono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian tono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantonotone; shade
2LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
3Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
4Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
5Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Italian eco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianecoecho; echoing sound; sounding
2Latinechoecho
3Ancient GreekἨχώsound; a nymph in Greek mythology
4Ancient Greekἠχήsound, noise
5Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tónos →