Where does “cystourethrogram” come from?
cystourethrogram (English) comes from English urethrogram, from English Gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
cystourethrogram (English): A diagnostic image produced by cystourethrography
Definitions
- A diagnostic image produced by cystourethrography
Ancestry of “cystourethrogram”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | urethrogram | The diagnostic image produced by urethrography |
| 2 | English | Gram | Clipping of Instagram |
| 3 | French | gramme | gram |
| 4 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |