Etymology

laevocardiogram

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Today it means: A cardiogram of the left side of the heart Full definition →

English cardiogram ← Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leh₂iwos
  2. Latinlaevus
  3. Englishlevo-
  4. Englishlaevo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  9. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  10. Englishcardio-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  12. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  13. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  14. Ancient Greekγράμμα (grámma)
  15. Englishcardiogram
  16. English todaylaevocardiogram

From laevo- + cardiogram.

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