Etymograph

English

aeroacoustic

Aeroacoustic comes from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός ‘of or for hearing’, from ἀκούω ‘to hear’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to enjoy’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘to enjoy’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ṓws‘ear’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti‘to be sharp-eared, to hear well’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*akóuhō‘to hear’reconstructed
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀκούωakoúō‘to hear’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓κουστῐκόςăkoustĭkós‘of or for hearing’
  7. Medieval Latinmodernacousticus
  8. English1500–presentacoustic
  9. Englishtodayaeroacoustic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘to enjoy’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ṓws‘ear’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti‘to be sharp-eared, to hear well’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*akóuhō‘to hear’reconstructed
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀκούωakoúō‘to hear’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓κουστῐκόςăkoustĭkós‘of or for hearing’
  7. Medieval Latinmodernacousticus
  8. English1500–presentacoustic
  9. Englishtodayaeroacoustic

A compound of aero- + acoustic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘dawn’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér ‘in the direction of dawn, east’

Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr ‘morning mist’

Ancient Greek ἀήρ ‘air’

Ancient Greek ἀέρος

English aero-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to enjoy’

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Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō ‘to hear’

Ancient Greek ἀκούω ‘to hear’

Ancient Greek ἀκουστῐκός ‘of or for hearing’

Medieval Latin acousticus

English acoustic

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to enjoy’

love, audience, egg, audit, aviation, oval, obey, avid, audible, ey, anesthesia, ovation, avian, aviator, auspicious, aviary, ocarina, avarice, 64 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws ‘ear’

ear, aural, otolaryngology, 39 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti ‘to be sharp-eared, to hear well’

hear, hark, 34 more

through English acoustic

acoustics, acoustical, 25 more

Today it means

adj Relating to aeroacoustics.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- / aeroacoustic