Where does “monoton” come from?

monoton (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

monoton (Norwegian Nynorsk): monotonous

Definitions

  1. monotonous

Ancestry of “monoton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμονότονοςmonotone
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 “monoton”

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