Where does “barytonus” come from?

barytonus (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

barytonus (Late Latin): barytone

Definitions

  1. barytone

Ancestry of “barytonus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβαρύτονοςdeep-sounding; barytone; having its acute accent...
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 “barytonus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tónos →