Etymology

tono-

Today it means: Tonus: muscle tone, or tension in an organ. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) ← Proto-Hellenic *tónos ← Proto-Indo-European *tónos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tónos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*tónos
  4. Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
  5. English todaytono-

From Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “strain, tension, pitch”), from τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτόνος all →

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