Etymology of the English word tune
the English word
tunederived 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
Date
The earliest known usage of tune in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
attune,
tunable,
tuneful,
tuneless,
tunesmith,
tuner,
tuned,
tuningUsage
Word found in Modern English
