Etymology

psychoacoustically

Today it means: In a psychoacoustic way. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English psychoacoustic
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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. Englishpsychoacoustic
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  17. Proto-Germanic*līką
  18. English todaypsychoacoustically

From psychoacoustic + -ally.

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