Etymology

ditone

D2I1T1O1N1E1

Today it means: An interval of two tones Full definition →

English tone ← Middle English tone ← Latin tonus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tónos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*tónos
  10. Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
  11. Latintonus
  12. Middle Englishtone
  13. Englishtone
  14. English todayditone

From di- + tone.

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