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Where does “tuoni” come from?

tuoni (Italian) comes from Italian tuono, 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.

tuoni (Italian): plural of tuono; second-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. plural of tuono; second-person singular present...

Ancestry of “tuoni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantuonothunder; a loud roaring noise; thunder, rumble;...
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
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