Etymology

mechanocardiogram

Today it means: A cardiogram that shows the mechanical effects of the heartbeat Full definition →

English cardiogram ← Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  3. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  4. Latinmēchanicus
  5. Old Frenchmecanique
  6. Middle Englishmekanyk
  7. Englishmechan(ic)
  8. Englishmechano-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  12. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  13. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  14. Englishcardio-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  16. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  17. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  18. Ancient Greekγράμμα (grámma)
  19. Englishcardiogram
  20. English todaymechanocardiogram

From mechano- + cardiogram.

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