Etymology

ultrasonography

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Today it means: Medical ultrasonography: The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus. Full definition →

English sonography ← Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Latinūls
  3. Latinultrā
  4. Englishultra-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂os
  7. Latinsonus
  8. Englishsono-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  11. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  12. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  13. Englishsonography
  14. English todayultrasonography

From ultra- + sonography.

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