Etymology

audiovisual

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Today it means: Containing both aural and visual elements. Full definition →

English visual ← Latin audi(ō) ← Proto-Italic *awizdiō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewis
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Italic*awizdiō
  4. Latinaudi(ō)
  5. Englishaudio-
  6. Englishvisual
  7. English todayaudiovisual

From audio- + visual.

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