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Where does “electrocardiogram” come from?

Electrocardiogram comes from English electro- combined with cardiogram, which derives from Ancient Greek καρδία (heart) and γράμμα (written mark), ultimately from γράφω (to write).

electrocardiogram (English): The visual output that an electrocardiograph...

Definitions

  1. The visual output that an electrocardiograph...

Ancestry of “electrocardiogram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcardiogramThe visual output an electrocardiograph produces
2English-gramSomething written, drawn or otherwise recorded
3Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “electrocardiogram”

  • elektrokardiogram
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