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Etymology of the English word ultrasound

the English word ultrasound
using the English prefix ultra-
derived from the Medieval Latin word ultra (beyond, further; on the other side)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *al-
derived from the English word sound
derived from the Old French word son
derived from the Late Latin word sonus (noise, sound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *swen-
derived from the Old French word soner
derived from the Proto-Germanic word sumdan
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *sundas

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Word found in Modern English



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