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
Ancestry of “tónos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “tónos”