Where does “plethysmograph” come from?
plethysmograph (English) comes from Ancient Greek πληθυσμός, from Ancient Greek πληθύνω, from Ancient Greek πληθύς, from Ancient Greek πίμπλημι, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
plethysmograph (English): An instrument for measuring changes in volume...
Definitions
- An instrument for measuring changes in volume...
Ancestry of “plethysmograph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πληθυσμός | increasing, enlargement, multiplication,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πληθύνω | I increase, multiply; I make multiple; I use the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πληθύς | Ionic and Epic form of πλῆθος |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πίμπλημι | I fill; I fill myself; I am full of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |