Where does “oxitonie” come from?
oxitonie (Romanian) comes from Romanian oxiton, from French oxyton, from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
oxitonie (Romanian): oxytonesis
Definitions
- oxytonesis
Ancestry of “oxitonie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | oxiton | oxytone having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable |
| 2 | French | oxyton | oxytone having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀξῠ́τονος | sharp-sounding, piercing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |