Etymology

rheocardiogram

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Today it means: An image produced by rheocardiography. Full definition →

English cardiogram ← Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sréweti
  4. Proto-Hellenic*hréwō
  5. Ancient Greekῥέω (rhéō)
  6. Englishrheo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  10. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  11. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  12. Englishcardio-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  14. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  15. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  16. Ancient Greekγράμμα (grámma)
  17. Englishcardiogram
  18. English todayrheocardiogram

From rheo- + cardiogram.

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