Where does “ecolot” come from?

ecolot (Romanian) comes from German Echolot, from German Echo, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ, from Ancient Greek ἠχή, from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́.

ecolot (Romanian): echo sounder

Definitions

  1. echo sounder

Ancestry of “ecolot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEcholotecho sounding sonar used for measuring water depth
2GermanEchoreflected sound, echo
3Latinechoecho
4Ancient GreekἨχώsound; a nymph in Greek mythology
5Ancient Greekἠχήsound, noise
6Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́Every word from Ancient Greek ἠχήEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ