Where does “radiography” come from?
Radiography comes from English -graphy, Latin radius meaning "ray," Latin -graphia, Ancient Greek γράφω meaning "to write," and Proto-Indo-European gerebh- and ger-.
radiography (English): the process of making radiographs, and the...
Definitions
- the process of making radiographs, and the...
Ancestry of “radiography”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -graphy | Something written or otherwise represented in the... |
| 2 | French | -graphie | -graphy |
| 3 | Latin | -graphia | -graphy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “radiography”
- radiographic
- radiographically
- radiographer
- cineradiography
- microradiography
- cineradiographic
- neuroradiographic
- xeroradiography
- teleradiography
- neuroradiography
- cineradiographical
- xeroradiographic
- teleradiographic
- historadiography
- radiographist
- echoradiography
- fluororadiography
- photoradiography
- radiograffi
- stereoradiography
- videoradiography
- autohistoradiography
- clinicoradiographic
- electroradiographic