Where does “sintonia” come from?

sintonia (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek συντονία, from Ancient Greek σῠ́ντονος, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

sintonia (Portuguese): tuning; simultaneity; mutual agreement, harmony

Definitions

  1. tuning; simultaneity; mutual agreement, harmony

Ancestry of “sintonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσυντονίαtension
2Ancient Greekσῠ́ντονος—
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 “sintonia”

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