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
- Relating to echometry
Ancestry of “echometric”, step by step
echometric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English echometry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | echometry | The measurement of the duration of sounds or... |
| 2 | English | Echo | An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others |
| 3 | Middle English | ecco | Alternative form of eccho |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | ecco | — |
| 5 | Latin | echo | echo |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἠχώ | sound; a nymph in Greek mythology |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἠχή | sound, noise |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *wākʰā́ | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |