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
loudspeaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English speaker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 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 | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English loud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loud | Of great intensity; Noisy; Not subtle or... |
| 2 | Middle English | loud | Alternative form of loude |
| 3 | Old English | hlūd | loud, noisy, sounding, sonorous |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |