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Where does “audiologist” come from?

Audiologist derives from English audiology, from Latin -ista, from English -logy, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning to place or put.

audiologist (English): A healthcare professional who diagnoses, treats...

Definitions

  1. A healthcare professional who diagnoses, treats...

Ancestry of “audiologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaudiologyThe study of the auditory and vestibular systems,...
2EnglishlogySlow to respond or react; lethargic; A term...
3Dutchloglumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;...
4EnglishlogThe trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;...
5Middle Englishloggelarge long stick, staff, pole, log
6Old Frenchlogearbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way
7Latinlaubĭa—
8Frankishlaubijāshelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter
9Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
10Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
11Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
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