Etymograph

English

angiotonic

From angio- + -tonic.

Formed from angio + tonic

Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, extend’

Proto-Indo-European *tónos ‘something stretched’

Proto-Hellenic *tónos ‘rope, cord’

Ancient Greek τόνος ‘a cord, rope or string’

Ancient Greek τονικός ‘tonic, accentual’

English tonic

Today it means

adj Synonym of vasotonic.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / angiotonic