Etymology

oxytone

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Today it means: Having the stress on the last syllable. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos) ← Proto-Hellenic *tónos ← Proto-Indo-European *tónos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tónos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*tónos
  6. Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
  7. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos)
  8. English todayoxytone

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxŭ́tonos).

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