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1. Etymology of the French word ton

the French word ton

Derivations in French

demi-ton, semi-ton, tonème, entonner, tonétique

Derivations in other languages

Romanian ton

Cognates

Dutch tombola, Dutch toon, Dutch ton, English tombola, English tone, English tun, English ton, French tonneau, French tonne, French tombola, French toux, German Tombola, German Tonne, German Ton, Icelandic tónn, Icelandic tunna, Italian tosse, Italian tuono, Latin tonus, Lithuanian tonas, Lithuanian tona, Norwegian tombola, Polish ton, Portuguese tosse, Portuguese tom, Provençal tos, Provençal tona, Russian тoн, Russian тoннa, Spanish tos, Spanish ton, Swedish tombola, Swedish ton, Swedish tunna

2. Etymology of the French word ton

derived from the French word ton
derived 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

Derivations in French

tonal, tonie

Derivations in other languages

English ton



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