Where does “echoacoustic” come from?
echoacoustic (English) comes from English acoustic, from Medieval Latin acousticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκουστῐκός, from Ancient Greek ἀκούω, from Proto-Hellenic akouhō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱh₂owsyéti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
echoacoustic (English): Relating to, or employing, acoustic echos
Definitions
- Relating to, or employing, acoustic echos
Ancestry of “echoacoustic”, step by step
echoacoustic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acoustic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acoustic | Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | acousticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀκουστῐκός | of or for hearing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀκούω | I hear; I hear about, learn; I listen, pay... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | akouhō | to hear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱh₂owsyéti | to be sharp-eared, to hear well |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |
via English Echo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Echo | An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others |
| 2 | Middle English | ecco | Alternative form of eccho |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | ecco | — |
| 4 | Latin | echo | echo |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἠχώ | sound; a nymph in Greek mythology |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἠχή | sound, noise |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *wākʰā́ | — |