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Where does “monotonamente” come from?

monotonamente (Italian) comes from Italian monotono, 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.

monotonamente (Italian): monotonously

Definitions

  1. monotonously

Ancestry of “monotonamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmonotonomonotonous; humdrum; monotone
2Italiantonotone; shade
3LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
4Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
5Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
6Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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