Where does “audible” come from?
Audible comes from Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audio meaning "I hear," derived from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning "to place or put."
audible (English): Able to be heard; To change the play at the line...
Definitions
- Able to be heard; To change the play at the line...
Ancestry of “audible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | audible | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | audibilis | — |
| 3 | Latin | audīre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-is-d- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |