Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “angiographic” come from?

Angiographic comes from English angiography, combining Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον meaning vessel with Ancient Greek γράφω meaning to write or record.

angiographic (English): Of or pertaining to angiography

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to angiography

Ancestry of “angiographic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishangiographyA medical imaging technique in which an X-ray...
2English-graphySomething written or otherwise represented in the...
3French-graphie-graphy
4Latin-graphia-graphy
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “angiographic”

  • angiographically
  • microangiographic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →