Where does “atoniczny” come from?
atoniczny (Polish) comes from Polish ton, from German tōn, from Middle High German tōn, 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.
atoniczny (Polish): atonic
Definitions
- atonic
Ancestry of “atoniczny”, step by step
atoniczny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish ton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ton | tone |
| 2 | German | tōn | clay |
| 3 | Middle High German | tōn | — |
| 4 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via Polish atonia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | atonia | atonia, atony |
| 2 | Greek | ατονία | atony, atonia lack of muscle tone |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀτονία | languor |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄτονος | languid |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |