Etymology of the English word tony
the English word
tonyderived 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
using the English suffix
-yDate
The earliest known usage of tony in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
