what is the origin of the word syntonic ?

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What is the origin of the word Syntonic?
The earliest known use of the adjective syntonic is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for syntonic is from 1786, in a dictionary by Thomas Busby, composer and author. syntonic is a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek σύντονος, ‑ic suffix.
 

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