Where does “egosintónico” come from?
egosintónico (Spanish) comes from Spanish sintónico, from Spanish sintonía, 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.
egosintónico (Spanish): egosyntonic
Definitions
- egosyntonic
Ancestry of “egosintónico”, step by step
egosintónico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish sintónico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sintónico | syntonic |
| 2 | Spanish | sintonía | syntony |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συντονία | tension |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠ́ντονος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |