The word noise traces back to the Latin word for nausea

Evidence

The word noise can be traced back to the Latin word nausea. Noxious sounds and noxious smells are almost impossible to ignore. We evolved a sense of smell in part to protect us from toxins and actually have an inborn reflex to flee the stench of decay. — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 949

Categorization

• DEFINE: Etymology of ‘noise’ as rooted in nausea.
• SEED: A short linguistic essay linking the noise/nausea root to why noxious sound is physically hard to ignore.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 949
• XREF: connects to: Melokhia soup derives its name from the mallow plant across Greek and Latin — David, Elizabeth, Book of Mediterranean Food, 93

Broader Connections

• Melokhia soup derives its name from the mallow plant across Greek and Latin #exemplifies (0.60) — David, Elizabeth, Book of Mediterranean Food, 93