Where does “tomograph” come from?

tomograph (English) comes from English graph, 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...

tomograph (English): A machine for making an X-ray of a single plane of the body

Definitions

  1. A machine for making an X-ray of a single plane of the body

Ancestry of “tomograph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgraphA data chart intended to illustrate the...
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “tomograph”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō →