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Where does “tomogram” come from?

tomogram (English) comes from English Gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

tomogram (English): A two-dimensional image produced by tomography,...

Definitions

  1. A two-dimensional image produced by tomography,...

Ancestry of “tomogram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGramClipping of Instagram
2Frenchgrammegram
3Latingrammagram
4Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
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 “tomogram”

  • nephrotomogram
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