Etymograph

English

eutonic

From eu- + tonic.

A compound of eu- + tonic

Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- ‘good’

Proto-Hellenic *ehu- ‘good’

Ancient Greek ἐΰς ‘good, brave, noble’

Ancient Greek εὖ ‘well, good’

English eu-

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 Pertaining to normal muscle tone.

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

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