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Where does “entoner” come from?

entoner (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin intonō, 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.

Ancestry of “entoner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinintonō—
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

Words derived from “entoner”

  • intoning
  • intone
  • intonement
  • intoner
  • intoningly
  • intoneth
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