Where does “tune” come from?
tune (Middle English) comes from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc, from Old Polish móc — to be able.
tune (Middle English): Alternative form of toun
Definitions
- Alternative form of toun
Ancestry of “tune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ton | your |
| 2 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 3 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 4 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 5 | Polish | tu | here |
| 6 | Polish | być | to be |
| 7 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 8 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |