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Where does “genogram” come from?

Genogram comes from English -gram, from Ancient Greek -γραμμα and γράμμα meaning "letter or written character," from γράφω meaning "to write," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ger- meaning "to gather or turn."

genogram (English): A pictorial representation of a patient's family...

Definitions

  1. A pictorial representation of a patient's family...

Ancestry of “genogram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGramClipping of Instagram
2Frenchgrammegram
3Latingrammagram
4Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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