Etymology

realtone

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Today it means: Synonym of mastertone. Full definition →

English tone ← Middle English tone ← Latin tonus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  3. Proto-Italic*reis
  4. Classical Latinrēs
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Late Latinreālis
  8. Old Frenchree
  9. Middle Englishreal
  10. Englishreal
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tónos
  13. Proto-Hellenic*tónos
  14. Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
  15. Latintonus
  16. Middle Englishtone
  17. Englishtone
  18. English todayrealtone

From real + tone.

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