Etymology

sonography

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Today it means: night writing Full definition →

Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ← Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂os
  3. Latinsonus
  4. Englishsono-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  7. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  8. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  9. English todaysonography

From sono- + -graphy.

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