| 【tone】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "teinein," "tonos," and "tonikos." It carries the basic meaning of "stretch," "a sound," "tone," and "accent." from PIE *ten- "to stretch" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "tone"]
intonation ☆[4703] Your intonation is the way that your voice rises and falls as you speak.
tone ****[2103] The tone of a sound is its particular quality.
tonic ☆[5247] Tonic or tonic water is a colourless fizzy drink that has a slightly bitter flavour and is often mixed with alcoholic drinks, especially gin.
tune ****[2319] A tune is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember.
[WORD ROOT]root tone
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] tone, tune
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) teinein, tonos, tonikos
[MEANING]root stretch, a sound, tone, accent
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 teinein [from PIE root *ten-] to stretch
- 【Greek】 tonos [from teinein, from PIE root *ten-] a stretching; tone
- 【Greek】 tonikos [from tonos] of stretching
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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intonation ☆[4703] noun from intone 〈 tone
【DEFINITION】 Your intonation is the way that your voice rises and falls as you speak.
【pl.】 intonations
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in(en); in, into ⑵ ton(tone); stretch, a sound, tone, accent ⑶ ation(ion); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek tonos》 [from teinein, from PIE root *ten-] a stretching; tone
【DERIVATIVEs】 intonational, intone, intoner, intonation
tone ★★★★[2103] noun from tone
【DEFINITION】 The tone of a sound is its particular quality.
【pl.】 tones
【ROOTs】 tone; stretch
【Etymology】 《Greek tonos》 [from teinein, from PIE root *ten-] a stretching; tone
【First Known Meaning】 musical sound or note
【DERIVATIVEs】 tonal, tone
tonic ☆[5247] noun from tonic 〈 tone
【DEFINITION】 Tonic or tonic water is a colourless fizzy drink that has a slightly bitter flavour and is often mixed with alcoholic drinks, especially gin.
【pl.】 tonics
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ton(tone); stretch, a sound ⑵ ic; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek tonikos》 [from tonos] of stretching
【First Known Meaning】 a tonic medicine
【DERIVATIVEs】 tonically, tonicity, tonic
tune ★★★★[2319] noun from tune 〈 tone
【DEFINITION】 A tune is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember.
【pl.】 tunes
【ROOTs】 tune(tone); stretch, tone
【Etymology】 《English tone》
【First Known Meaning】 a musical sound
【DERIVATIVEs】 tuneful, tuneless, tuny, tune
Other words containing "tone"; baritone, catatonia, intonate, intonational, intone, intoner, isotonic, monotone, tonal, tonically, tonicity, tuneful, tuneless, tuny
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
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