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tono.

to thunder

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈtɔ.noː]Classical-Latin[ˈtɔː.no]
  1. to thunder

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  2. to speak thunderously, make a loud, thundering noise

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  3. to resound like thunder

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sten-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *(s)tonh₂éyeti Proto-Italic *tonaō Latin tono From Proto-Italic *tonaō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (“to thunder”), replacing the likely earlier form tonere (“thunder”); one of few Latin verbs (as domō) only classed in the first conjugation by the action of sound laws. Cognate with Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”), English thunder. Proto-Indo-European root likely related to Proto-Indo-European *(s)ten- (“to sigh; to groan”), Ancient Greek στένω (sténō, “to moan; to sigh; to groan”), German stöhnen (“to groan; to moan”), Russian стена́ть (stenátʹ, “to moan, groan”). Not cognate with tonus (“stretching; tone”), from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos), which traces back to Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch”).

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