Etymology

acoustically

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Today it means: In an acoustic manner, or using an acoustic musical instrument. Full definition →

English acoustical ← Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  5. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  6. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  7. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  8. Medieval Latinacousticus
  9. Englishacoustic
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. Englishacoustic
  15. Englishacoustical
  16. English todayacoustically

From acoustic + -ally, or from acoustical + -ly.

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