English
mastertone
Blend of master + ringtone.
A compound of master + ringtone
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’
Old Latin magester
Latin magister ‘chief’
Old English mǣster
Middle English maister ‘master’
English master
Today it means
noun A ringtone consisting of an extract from an original recorded work (and not a synthesised imitation).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / mastertone