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acousto-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
acous-to-
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

sound

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic English acousto- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from acoustic; more at acoustic § Etymology.

Phrases

acu-

Frequently Paired Words

acoustic acu-

Questions

What does acousto- mean?
sound
Where does acousto- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor. Medieval Latin acousticusbor. English acoustic English acousto- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from acoustic; more at acoustic § Etymology.

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