Where does “ecocardiografia” come from?
ecocardiografia (Italian) comes from Italian cardiografia, from French cardiographie, from French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, 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...
ecocardiografia (Italian): echocardiography
Ancestry of “ecocardiografia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cardiografia | cardiography |
| 2 | French | cardiographie | cardiography |
| 3 | French | -graphie | -graphy |
| 4 | Latin | -graphia | -graphy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |