Where does “tomography” come from?
Tomography derives from Ancient Greek τόμος, meaning "section," and γράφω, meaning "to write or record," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ger- and gerebh-.
tomography (English): Imaging by sections or sectioning
Definitions
- Imaging by sections or sectioning
Ancestry of “tomography”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -graphy | Something written or otherwise represented in the... |
| 2 | French | -graphie | -graphy |
| 3 | Latin | -graphia | -graphy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “tomography”
- tomographic
- microtomography
- microtomographic
- tomographically
- tomographer
- orthopantomography
- echotomography
- orthopantomographic
- echotomographic
- nanotomography
- cryotomography
- cryptotomography
- heliotomography
- トモグラフィー
- holotomography
- optical coherence tomography
- angiotomography
- electrotomography
- polytomography
- cryotomographic
- holotomographic
- microtomographer
- nanotomographic
- polytomographic