Where does “preultrasound” come from?
preultrasound (English) comes from English ultrasound, from English Sound, from Middle English sound, from Old English sund, from Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic sundą, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
preultrasound (English): Before the development or use of ultrasound
Definitions
- Before the development or use of ultrasound
Ancestry of “preultrasound”, step by step
preultrasound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ultrasound
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ultrasound | Sound with a frequency greater than the upper... |
| 2 | English | Sound | The strait that separates Zealand (an island of Denmark) from Scania (part of Sweden); also sometimes called by the Danish name, Øresund |
| 3 | Middle English | sound | — |
| 4 | Old English | sund | swimming; sea, water |
| 5 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |