English word tune comes from Latin tussem, Ancient Greek (to 1453) τείνω, Proto-Hellenic *tónos, Proto-Indo-European *towos, Proto-Italic *towos (Your; second-person singular possessive.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| tussem | Latin (lat) | |
| τείνω | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| *tónos | Proto-Hellenic (grk-pro) | |
| *towos | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *towos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Your; second-person singular possessive. |
| τόνος | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| tua | Latin (lat) | |
| tonus | Latin (lat) | (by extension) A strain; tension.. (figuratively) A crack of thunder.. (figuratively) The pitch, sound or tone of something.. The stretching or straining of a rope. |
| tos | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| tune | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| tune | English (eng) | (UK, slang) A very good song.. (informal) The act of tuning or maintenance.. (obsolete) A sound; a note; a tone.. (obsolete) Order; harmony; concord.. A melody.. A song, or short musical composition.. The state or condition of being correctly tuned. (South Africa, slang, transitive) To cheek; to be impudent towards.. To adjust a mechanical, electric or electronic device (such as a radio or a [...] |