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Where does “isooptoacoustic” come from?

isooptoacoustic (English) comes from English optoacoustic, 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 — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

isooptoacoustic (English): Describing a point in the thermal spectrum of a...

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  1. Describing a point in the thermal spectrum of a...

Ancestry of “isooptoacoustic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoptoacousticDescribing any of several interactions between...
2EnglishacousticPertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of...
3Medieval Latinacousticus—
4Ancient Greekἀκουστῐκός—
5Ancient GreekἀκούωI hear; I hear about, learn; I listen, pay...
6Proto-Hellenicakouhōto hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱh₂owsyétito be sharp-eared, to hear well
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
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