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Where does “echometric” come from?

echometric (English) comes from English echometry, from English Echo, from Middle English ecco, from Medieval Latin ecco, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ, from Ancient Greek ἠχή, from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́.

echometric (English): Relating to echometry

Definitions

  1. Relating to echometry

Ancestry of “echometric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishechometryThe measurement of the duration of sounds or...
2EnglishEcho—
3Middle EnglisheccoAlternative form of eccho
4Medieval Latinecco—
5Latinechoecho
6Ancient GreekἨχώsound; a nymph in Greek mythology
7Ancient Greekἠχήsound, noise
8Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́—

Words derived from “echometric”

  • echometrically
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