Where does “tónos” come from?

tónos (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tónos (Proto-Hellenic): rope, cord; tension

Definitions

  1. rope, cord; tension

Ancestry of “tónos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tónos”

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