Etymology

micracoustic

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Today it means: An instrument for remedying or assisting imperfect hearing by making faint sounds audible. Full definition →

English acoustic ← Medieval Latin acousticus ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμικρός (mikrós)
  3. Englishmicr-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  9. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  11. Medieval Latinacousticus
  12. Englishacoustic
  13. English todaymicracoustic

From micr- + acoustic.

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