Where does “magnetoencephalographic” come from?
magnetoencephalographic (English) comes from English encephalographic, from English encephalography, 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...
magnetoencephalographic (English): Of or pertaining to magnetoencephalography
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to magnetoencephalography
Ancestry of “magnetoencephalographic”, step by step
magnetoencephalographic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English encephalographic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | encephalographic | Relating to, or employing encephalography |
| 2 | English | encephalography | An X-ray examination of the brain in which air... |
| 3 | English | -graphy | Something written or otherwise represented in the... |
| 4 | French | -graphie | -graphy |
| 5 | Latin | -graphia | -graphy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English magneto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magneto | A small magnetic dynamo, especially one that... |