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
- monotonously
Ancestry of “monotonamente”, step by step
monotonamente traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian monotono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | monotono | monotonous; humdrum; monotone |
| 2 | Italian | tono | tone; shade |
| 3 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via Portuguese monótono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | monótono | flat; tedious; boring; monotonous; uninteresting |
| 2 | Late Latin | monotonus | unvarying in tone |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μονότονος | monotone |
via Galician monótono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | monótono | monotonous |