Ton(e) [Tone, Ton]

Morpheme

Ton(e) [Tone, Ton]

Type

free base

Denotation

manner, fashion, mode, quality

Etymology

French ton; Latin tonus; Ancient Greek tónos, from teínein

Evidence

ton, tonify, tonish

Notes

found in phrases “bon ton” and “haut ton”
ton, tone, tonus, ton, and tune are doublets

See Also

Tone, T

Homographs

Tone, Tone, Ton