Where does “audioprothèse” come from?
audioprothèse (French) comes from French prothèse, from Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, from Ancient Greek προστίθημι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti — towards.
audioprothèse (French): hearing aid
Definitions
- hearing aid
Ancestry of “audioprothèse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prothèse | prosthesis; prothesis |
| 2 | Latin | prothesis | prothesis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρόσθεσις | application; addition of a letter to the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προστίθημι | to put in front of; to hand over, deliver; to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προσ- | motion towards, accession to, or nearness to |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρός | forward to, toward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | próti | towards |