Etymology of the English word microtone
the English word
microtoneusing the English prefix
micro-derived from the Greek word
mikros, μικρός (small; small (in size, quantity, number or dignity))
derived from the English word
tonederived from the Latin word
tonus (tone, degree of light, shade; tone, pitch, note)
derived from the Medieval Greek word
tonos, τόνος
derived from the Greek word
teino, τείνω
Usage
Word found in Modern English
