English
audion
Audion comes from Latin audio ‘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 CEaudio‘to hear’
- Englishtodayaudion
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 CEaudio‘to hear’
- Englishtodayaudion
The story
Neologism based on Latin audio (‘to hear’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to see, perceive’
love, egg, ear, acoustic, oval, aviation, avid, anesthesia, ey, avian, aviator, ovation, auspicious, aural, avarice, aviary, ocarina, otolaryngology, 63 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis ‘clearly, manifestly’
through Proto-Italic *awizdiō ‘to hear’
auditorium, auditor, audition, 6 more
through Latin audio ‘to hear’
Today it means
noun An early electronic amplifying tube consisting of a partially evacuated glass tube with three electrodes, a heated filament, a grid, and a plate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- / audion