Where does “ultrason” come from?
ultrason (French) comes from French son, from Middle French son, from Old French son, from Vulgar Latin sum, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
ultrason (French): ultrasound
Ancestry of “ultrason”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | son | sound; His, her, its; bran |
| 2 | Middle French | son | sound |
| 3 | Old French | son | his/hers/its |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | sum | to be, exist, have; to be there; to go |
| 5 | Latin | suus | his, her, its, their |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sowos | his, her, its, their |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |