Where does “眼電図” come from?

眼電図 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 図, from Middle Chinese 圖.

眼電図 (Japanese): an electrooculogram

Definitions

  1. an electrooculogram

Ancestry of “眼電図”, step by step

眼電図 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 図

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese図diagram, figure, illustration
2Middle Chinese圖—

via Japanese 電

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese電lightning
2Middle Chinese電—

via Japanese 眼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese眼visually prominent feature; eye; pupil, eye
Every word from Middle Chinese 圖 →Every word from Japanese 図 →