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Where does “radiographic” come from?

Radiographic derives from English radiography, which combines radius with English -graphy from Latin -icus and Ancient Greek γράφω meaning to write.

radiographic (English): Of or pertaining to radiography

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to radiography

Ancestry of “radiographic”, 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...

Words derived from “radiographic”

  • radiographically
  • cineradiographic
  • neuroradiographic
  • xeroradiographic
  • teleradiographic
  • xeroradiographically
  • neuroradiographically
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