Where does “electrocardiograma” come from?
electrocardiograma (Spanish) comes from Spanish cardiograma, from English cardiogramme, from English cardio, from English cardiovascular, from English vascular, from New Latin vascularis, from Latin vāsculum, from Latin -culum — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
electrocardiograma (Spanish): electrocardiogram
Ancestry of “electrocardiograma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cardiograma | cardiogram |
| 2 | English | cardiogramme | Rare spelling of cardiogram |
| 3 | English | cardio | Cardiovascular; pertaining to the health of the... |
| 4 | English | cardiovascular | Relating to the circulatory system, that is the... |
| 5 | English | vascular | Relating to the flow of fluids, such as blood,... |
| 6 | New Latin | vascularis | vascular |
| 7 | Latin | vāsculum | — |
| 8 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |