Where does “rheoplethysmographic” come from?
rheoplethysmographic (English) comes from English rheoplethysmograph, from English plethysmograph, from Ancient Greek πληθυσμός, from Ancient Greek πληθύνω, from Ancient Greek πληθύς, from Ancient Greek πίμπλημι, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
rheoplethysmographic (English): Relating to the rheoplethysmograph
Definitions
- Relating to the rheoplethysmograph
Ancestry of “rheoplethysmographic”, step by step
rheoplethysmographic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rheoplethysmograph
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rheoplethysmograph | An instrument for the measurement of variation in... |
| 2 | English | plethysmograph | An instrument for measuring changes in volume... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πληθυσμός | increasing, enlargement, multiplication,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πληθύνω | I increase, multiply; I make multiple; I use the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πληθύς | Ionic and Epic form of πλῆθος |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πίμπλημι | I fill; I fill myself; I am full of |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |