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Where does “audiō” come from?

audiō (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “audiō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-is-d-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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