Where does “pleurototonus” come from?
pleurototonus (Romanian) comes from English pleurothotonus, from Ancient Greek πλευρόθεν, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
pleurototonus (Romanian): pleurothotonus
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- pleurothotonus
Ancestry of “pleurototonus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pleurothotonus | A rare neurological disorder characterized by... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλευρόθεν | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |