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Where does “electronystagmographic” come from?

electronystagmographic (English) comes from English electronystagmography, from English nystagmography, 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...

electronystagmographic (English): Of or pertaining to electronystagmography

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to electronystagmography

Ancestry of “electronystagmographic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelectronystagmographyA diagnostic test to record involuntary movements...
2EnglishnystagmographyThe diagnostic recording of eye movements to...
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...
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