Where does “筋電図” come from?

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

筋電図 (Japanese): an electromyogram

Definitions

  1. an electromyogram

Ancestry of “筋電図”, step by step

筋電図 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 筋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese筋muscle; tendon; road
Every word from Middle Chinese 圖 →Every word from Japanese 図 →
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