Etymology

subwoofer

sub·woof·er
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Today it means: A loudspeaker designed to produce low-frequency sound, especially subbass. Full definition →

English woofer ← Latin sub- ← Proto-Italic *supo
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishwoof
  7. Englishwoofer
  8. English todaysubwoofer

From sub- + woofer.

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