Where does “sonogram” come from?
Sonogram comes from Latin sonus, meaning sound, combined with Ancient Greek -γραμμα, a suffix derived from γράμμα meaning letter or written character, ultimately from γράφω meaning to write.
sonogram (English): a medical image produced by ultrasound echo; a...
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- a medical image produced by ultrasound echo; a...
Ancestry of “sonogram”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -gram | Something written, drawn or otherwise recorded |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |