English
acoumeter
Acoumeter comes from Ancient Greek ἀκούω ‘I hear’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti‘to be sharp-eared, to hear well’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*akouhōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀκούωakoúō‘I hear’
- Englishtodayacoumeter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti‘to be sharp-eared, to hear well’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*akouhōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀκούωakoúō‘I hear’
- Englishtodayacoumeter
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti ‘to be sharp-eared, to hear well’
hear, hark, acoustics, acoustical, 33 more
through Ancient Greek ἀκούω ‘I hear’
Today it means
noun An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti / acoumeter