Etymology

radiography

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Today it means: The process of making radiographs, and the science of analyzing them. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ← Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
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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. English todayradiography

From radio- + -graphy.

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