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Where does “audiology” come from?

Audiology comes from English -ology, from English -logy, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-, meaning to put or place.

audiology (English): The study of the auditory and vestibular systems,...

Definitions

  1. The study of the auditory and vestibular systems,...

Ancestry of “audiology”, step by step

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

Words derived from “audiology”

  • audiologist
  • audiologic
  • audiological
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