Where does “многотонный” come from?
многотонный (Russian) comes from Russian тон, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
многотонный (Russian): large-tonnage
Definitions
- large-tonnage
Ancestry of “многотонный”, step by step
многотонный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian тон
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тон | API • m inan; tone, plural: то́ны; tone, shade,... |
| 2 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 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 |
via Russian то́нный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | то́нный | — |