Where does “sintonie” come from?

sintonie (Romanian) comes from German Syntonie, 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.

sintonie (Romanian): syntony

Definitions

  1. syntony

Ancestry of “sintonie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSyntoniesyntony
2Ancient Greekσυντονίαtension
3Ancient Greekσῠ́ντονος—
4Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
5Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
6Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tónos →