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Where does “trono” come from?

trono (Italian) comes 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.

trono (Italian): throne; Obsolete form of tuono

Definitions

  1. throne; Obsolete form of tuono

Ancestry of “trono”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trono”

  • detronizzare
  • troneggiare
  • tronista
  • detronizzazione
  • intronizzare
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