Where does “heliotomography” come from?
heliotomography (English) comes from English helio, from English heliotrope, from French héliotrope, from Latin heliotropium, from Ancient Greek ἡλιοτρόπιον, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
heliotomography (English): The three-dimensional analysis of the structure...
Definitions
- The three-dimensional analysis of the structure...
Ancestry of “heliotomography”, step by step
heliotomography traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English helio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | helio | A heliotrope |
| 2 | English | heliotrope | A plant that turns so that it faces the sun; A... |
| 3 | French | héliotrope | heliotrope |
| 4 | Latin | heliotropium | heliotrope |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἡλιοτρόπιον | heliotrope; sundial, solar clock; bloodstone, a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English tomography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tomography | Imaging by sections or sectioning |
| 2 | English | -graphy | Something written or otherwise represented in the... |
| 3 | French | -graphie | -graphy |
| 4 | Latin | -graphia | -graphy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |