Where does “tonowy” come from?

tonowy (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.

tonowy (Polish): tone

Definitions

  1. tone

Ancestry of “tonowy”, step by step

tonowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish ton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtontone
2Germantōnclay
3Middle High Germantōn—
4LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
5Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
6Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
7Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Polish tona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtonatonne; ton
2Frenchtonnetonne, metric ton; ton; first-person singular...
3Latintunnatun, box
4Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tónos →