Where does “loudspeaker” come from?
Loudspeaker derives from English loud, from Middle English loude, from Old English hlȳd, from Proto-Germanic hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- meaning to drive or impel.
loudspeaker (English): An electromechanical transducer that converts an...
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- An electromechanical transducer that converts an...
Ancestry of “loudspeaker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | speaker | One who speaks; Loudspeaker; Speakerphone |
| 2 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | — |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |