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Where does “microradiography” come from?

microradiography (English) comes from English radiography, from English -graphy, from French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

microradiography (English): the production of enlarged images of the interior...

Definitions

  1. the production of enlarged images of the interior...

Ancestry of “microradiography”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishradiographythe process of making radiographs, and the...
2English-graphySomething written or otherwise represented in the...
3French-graphie-graphy
4Latin-graphia-graphy
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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