Where does “ultrassónico” come from?

ultrassónico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ultrassom, from Portuguese som, from Old Portuguese son, from Latin sunt, from Latin sum, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

ultrassónico (Portuguese): ultrasonic

Definitions

  1. ultrasonic

Ancestry of “ultrassónico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseultrassomultrasound
2Portuguesesomsound
3Old Portugueseson
4Latinsuntthird-person plural present active indicative of...
5Latinsumto be, exist, have; to be there; to go
6Proto-Italicezomto be
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmiEvery word from Proto-Italic ezom