Etymograph

English

semianechoic

From semi- + anechoic.

Formed from semi- + anechoic

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ- ‘to sound’

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Ancient Greek ἠχώ ‘echo’

Latin echo ‘repercussion of sound, echo’

Medieval Latin ecco

Middle English ecco

English anechoic

Today it means

adj Being a kind of anechoic chamber with a solid floor to support objects, rather than the mesh floor grille over absorbent tiles found in full anechoic chambers.

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Etymograph / semianechoic