-tonia

suffix

Tone, condition.

OriginNew Latin -tonia ← Ancient Greek -τονία →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicineTone, condition.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek-τονία
  2. New Latin-tonia
  3. English-tonia

From New Latin -tonia, from Ancient Greek -τονία (-tonía) (in ἀτονία (atonía)), from τόνος (tónos) + -ία (-ía). Compare French -tonie, German -tonie.

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APA

-tonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tonia

MLA

“-tonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tonia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-tonia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tonia.

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