English
chirotony
Chirotony comes from Ancient Greek χείρ ‘hand’, from τόνος ‘stretching, tension’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘stretch’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tón-osreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tónos‘tension’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτόνοςtónos‘stretching, tension’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχείρkheír‘hand’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχειροτονίᾱkheirotoníā
- Englishtodaychirotony
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘stretch’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tón-osreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tónos‘tension’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτόνοςtónos‘stretching, tension’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχείρkheír‘hand’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχειροτονίᾱkheirotoníā
- Englishtodaychirotony
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘stretch’
continue, content, entertainment, tight, maintenance, obtain, tennis, contain, retain, tender, continuous, sustain, continent, detention, tenant, retention, tenor, rein, pertinent, pristine, continuum, detain, abstinence, tendon, tenacity, abstain, tenacious, tenet, sustenance, countenance, pertain, tetanus, tenement, incontinence, retinue, tantra, tenable, maintainer, abstention, tendinitis, 67 more
through Proto-Hellenic *tónos ‘tension’
through Ancient Greek τόνος ‘stretching, tension’
tune, tone, ton, tonic, 12 more
through Ancient Greek χείρ ‘hand’
Today it means
noun The laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ten- / chirotony