Where does “ecografic” come from?
ecografic (Romanian) comes from French échographique, from English echo-, from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ, from Ancient Greek ἠχή, from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́.
ecografic (Romanian): echographic
Definitions
- echographic
Ancestry of “ecografic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | échographique | echographic |
| 2 | English | echo- | repetition, imitation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἠχώ | sound; a nymph in Greek mythology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἠχή | sound, noise |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *wākʰā́ | — |