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Where does “electromyograph” come from?

electromyograph (English) comes from English myograph, from English myo-, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

electromyograph (English): A device used in electromyography to generate...

Definitions

  1. A device used in electromyography to generate...

Ancestry of “electromyograph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmyographAn instrument for determining and recording the...
2Englishmyo-muscle
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
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