Etymology

echocardiograph

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Today it means: A device that uses ultrasound to produce images of the heart. Full definition →

English cardiograph ← Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sweh₂gʰ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́
  3. Ancient Greekἠχή (ēkhḗ)
  4. Ancient Greekἠχώ (ēkhṓ)
  5. Englishecho-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  10. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  11. Englishcardio-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  14. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  15. Englishcardiograph
  16. English todayechocardiograph

From echo- + cardiograph.

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