Where does “echometrically” come from?
echometrically (English) comes from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
echometrically (English): By means of, or in terms of, echometry
Definitions
- By means of, or in terms of, echometry
Ancestry of “echometrically”, step by step
echometrically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English echometric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | echometric | Relating to echometry |
| 2 | English | echometry | The measurement of the duration of sounds or... |
| 3 | English | Echo | An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others |
| 4 | Middle English | ecco | Alternative form of eccho |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ecco | — |
| 6 | Latin | echo | echo |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἠχώ | sound; a nymph in Greek mythology |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἠχή | sound, noise |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *wākʰā́ | — |