Where does “echocardiologic” come from?
echocardiologic (English) comes from English cardiologic, from Romanian cardiologie, from French cardiologie, from French cardio-, from Ancient Greek Καρδία, from Proto-Hellenic kərdíyā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥díyeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
echocardiologic (English): Alternative form of echocardiological
Definitions
- Alternative form of echocardiological
Ancestry of “echocardiologic”, step by step
echocardiologic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cardiologic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cardiologic | Synonym of cardiological |
| 2 | Romanian | cardiologie | cardiology |
| 3 | French | cardiologie | cardiology |
| 4 | French | cardio- | cardio |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Καρδία | heart (as the source of emotion, love, etc.) |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kərdíyā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥díyeh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via English Echo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Echo | An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others |
| 2 | Middle English | ecco | Alternative form of eccho |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | ecco | — |
| 4 | Latin | echo | echo |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἠχώ | sound; a nymph in Greek mythology |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἠχή | sound, noise |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *wākʰā́ | — |