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Where does “electrocardiographic” come from?

Electrocardiographic derives from English electrocardiograph, combining electro- with cardiograph, from Ancient Greek καρδία (heart) and γράφω (to write).

electrocardiographic (English): of or pertaining to an electrocardiogram or...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to an electrocardiogram or...

Ancestry of “electrocardiographic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
2EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
3Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
4Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
5Spanishimagenimage
6Italianimmagineimage; imago
7Latinimāginem—
8Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
9Latinīn-—
10Latinîn—
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “electrocardiographic”

  • electrocardiographically
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →