English

sonopuncture

From sono- + puncture.

Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- ‘to sound’

Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os

Proto-Italic *swonos

Latin sonus ‘sound’

English sono-

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘prick, punch’

Proto-Italic *pungō ‘to prick, sting’

Latin pungō ‘to prick’

Latin pūnctus ‘pricked, punctured, pierced’

Late Latin punctūra

Today it means

noun A form of acupuncture using sound instead of needles.

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

Etymograph / sonopuncture