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eco.

echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer)

3 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛ.ku/Brazil/ˈɛ.ku/Portugal
  1. echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin echō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-.

noun/ˈɛ.kɔ/Portugal
  1. clipping of ecografia (“echography”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree French éco-bor. Portuguese eco- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā)lbor. Portuguese -grafia Portuguese ecografiaclip. Portuguese eco Clipping of ecografia (“echography”).

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