English
audible
Audible comes from Latin audiō ‘to hear’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis ‘clearly, manifestly’, and ultimately from *h₂ew- ‘to see, perceive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘to see, perceive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewis‘clearly, manifestly’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*awizdiō‘to hear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaudiōas audire‘to hear’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEaudibilis
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600audible
- Englishearliest quotation 1881–1882audible
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘to see, perceive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewis‘clearly, manifestly’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*awizdiō‘to hear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaudiōas audire‘to hear’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEaudibilis
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600audible
- Englishearliest quotation 1881–1882audible
Earliest quotation: 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island: “Now, look here, Jim Hawkins," he said, in a…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to see, perceive’
love, egg, ear, aviation, acoustic, oval, avid, anesthesia, ey, ovation, avian, aviator, auspicious, aural, avarice, aviary, ocarina, otolaryngology, 64 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis ‘clearly, manifestly’
through Proto-Italic *awizdiō ‘to hear’
audition, auditorium, auditor, 7 more
through Latin audiō ‘to hear’
Today it means
adj Able to be heard.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- / audible