Etymology

radiographer

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Today it means: Someone who works with radiography. This term seems to be more common in British English. Full definition →

English radiography ← Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradio-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  5. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  6. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  7. Englishradiography
  8. English todayradiographer

From radiography + -er.

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