Ancient Greek

τόνος

‘accent’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek τόνος.

17 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek τόνος, most familiar first.

• tone ← ton ← tonus
• ton ← tonus
• tune ← ton ← tonus
• tonic ← τονικός
• peritoneum ← peritonaeum ← περιτόναιον ← περιτόναιος ← περίτονος
• hypotonia
• ecotone
• intone ← entune ← entoner ← intonō ← tonus
• tonus
• hypertonia
• atonia ← ἀτονία ← ἄτονος
• atony ← atonia ← ἀτονία ← ἄτονος

More words from τόνος

• chirotony
• oxytone
• syntony
• tonos
• tonophant

Etymograph / Ancient Greek τόνος