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Where does “electromyographical” come from?

electromyographical (English) comes from English electromyography, from English myography, from English -graphy, from French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

electromyographical (English): Of or pertaining to electromyography

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to electromyography

Ancestry of “electromyographical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelectromyographyA technique for evaluating and recording the...
2EnglishmyographyThe scientific description of muscles
3English-graphySomething written or otherwise represented in the...
4French-graphie-graphy
5Latin-graphia-graphy
6Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
7Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “electromyographical”

  • electromyographically
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