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Where does “dichotic” come from?

dichotic (English) comes from German dichotisch, from German -isch, from Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

dichotic (English): That stimulates each ear with a different pitch...

Definitions

  1. That stimulates each ear with a different pitch...

Ancestry of “dichotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandichotisch—
2German-ischan adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and...
3Middle High German-isch—
4Old High German-iscused to form adjectives
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
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