English
hypertonia
Hypertonia comes from New Latin hypertonia, from Ancient Greek τόνος ‘a cord, rope or string’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘stretch’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘stretch’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tón-osreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tónos‘rope, cord’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτόνοςtónos‘a cord, rope or string’
- New Latinmodernhypertonia
- Englishtodaysame form
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‘rope, cord’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτόνοςtónos‘a cord, rope or string’
- New Latinmodernhypertonia
- Englishtodaysame form
Equivalent to hyper- + -tonia
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘stretch’
continue, content, tight, maintenance, obtain, entertainment, contain, tennis, retain, continuous, sustain, continent, tender, detention, tenant, retention, tenor, rein, pristine, continuum, detain, abstinence, tendon, tenacity, abstain, tenacious, tenet, sustenance, pertinent, countenance, tetanus, tenement, incontinence, retinue, tantra, pertain, tenable, abstention, maintainer, tendinitis, 67 more
through Proto-Hellenic *tónos ‘rope, cord’
through Ancient Greek τόνος ‘a cord, rope or string’
Today it means
noun An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ten- / hypertonia