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English word origin

Etymology of audio

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Italic *awizdiō Latin audi(ō) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English audio-clip. English audio Clipping of audio-. Cogna

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.

noun

Sound, or a sound signal. · A piece of sound that is recorded electronically.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Italic *awizdiō Latin audi(ō) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English audio-clip. English audio Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.

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