Etymology

psychoacoustical

Today it means: Synonym of psychoacoustic. Full definition →

English acoustical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Medieval Latin acousticus
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  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. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishacoustical
  16. English todaypsychoacoustical

From psycho- + acoustical.

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