Etymology

otoacoustically

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Today it means: In an otoacoustic manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English otoacoustic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  3. Ancient Greekοὖς (oûs)
  4. Ancient Greekὠτ- (ōt-)
  5. Englishot-
  6. Englishoto-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  11. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  12. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  13. Medieval Latinacousticus
  14. Englishacoustic
  15. Englishotoacoustic
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  19. Proto-Germanic*līką
  20. English todayotoacoustically

From otoacoustic + -ally.

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