Where does “monotone” come from?

monotone (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål monoton, from Ancient Greek μονότονος, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

monotone (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of monoton; plural of monoton

Definitions

  1. definite singular of monoton; plural of monoton

Ancestry of “monotone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmonotonmonotonous
2Ancient Greekμονότονοςmonotone
3Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
4Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
5Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tónos →