Where does “elektroenkefalogrammi” come from?
elektroenkefalogrammi (Finnish) comes from English electroencephalogram, from English encephalogram, from English Gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
elektroenkefalogrammi (Finnish): electroencephalogram
Definitions
- electroencephalogram
Ancestry of “elektroenkefalogrammi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electroencephalogram | A recording of electrical brain activity made by... |
| 2 | English | encephalogram | An image of the brain obtained by encephalography |
| 3 | English | Gram | Clipping of Instagram |
| 4 | French | gramme | gram |
| 5 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |