Where does “bariton” come from?

bariton (Turkish) comes from French baryton, from Latin barytŏnus, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

bariton (Turkish): baritone

Definitions

  1. baritone

Ancestry of “bariton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbarytonbaritone; baryton
2Latinbarytŏnusbarytone
3Ancient Greekβαρύτονοςdeep-sounding; barytone; having its acute accent...
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 tónosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tónos