Etymology of the French word bitonal
the French word
bitonalusing the Old French prefix
bi-derived from the Latin word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bis (two)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Old Latin word
duisderived from the French word
tonalderived from the French word
tonderived 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 bitonal in French dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in French
bitonalisme,
bitonalité
