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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...

Definitions

  1. a medical image produced by ultrasound echo; a...

Ancestry of “sonogram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-gramSomething written, drawn or otherwise recorded
2Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
3Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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