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Where does “electrooculographic” come from?

electrooculographic (English) comes from English electrooculography, from English oculography, 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...

electrooculographic (English): Relating to electrooculography

Definitions

  1. Relating to electrooculography

Ancestry of “electrooculographic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelectrooculographyThe measurement of the resting potential of the...
2EnglishoculographyThe measurement and recording of the position and...
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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