Where does “electromyographic” come from?
Electromyographic comes from English electromyography, combining electro- with myography from Ancient Greek γράφω meaning "to write" and referring to muscle recording techniques.
electromyographic (English): Relating to electromyography
Definitions
- Relating to electromyography
Ancestry of “electromyographic”, step by step
electromyographic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English electromyography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electromyography | A technique for evaluating and recording the... |
| 2 | English | myography | The scientific description of muscles |
| 3 | English | -graphy | Something written or otherwise represented in the... |
| 4 | French | -graphie | -graphy |
| 5 | Latin | -graphia | -graphy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |