Etymology

electrocardiographical

Today it means: Electrocardiographic. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English electrocardiography ← Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ)
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  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 Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  15. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  16. Englishcardiography
  17. Englishelectrocardiography
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. English todayelectrocardiographical

From electrocardiography + -ical.

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