English
endocardiography
Endocardiography comes from Ancient Greek γραφή ‘drawing’, from γρᾰ́φω ‘to scratch, cut into’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- ‘to carve’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gerbʰ-‘to carve’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*grə́pʰō‘to scratch, cut or carve into’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγρᾰ́φωgrắphō‘to scratch, cut into’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγραφήgraphḗ‘drawing’
- English1500–presentcardiography
- Englishtodayendocardiography
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gerbʰ-‘to carve’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*grə́pʰō‘to scratch, cut or carve into’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγρᾰ́φωgrắphō‘to scratch, cut into’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγραφήgraphḗ‘drawing’
- English1500–presentcardiography
- Englishtodayendocardiography
A compound of endo- + cardiography
Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- ‘to carve’
Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ‘to scratch, cut or carve into’
Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω ‘to scratch, cut into’
Ancient Greek γραφή ‘drawing’
English cardiography
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- ‘to carve’
grammar, crawl, crab, carve, crawfish, astrophotography, 79 more
through Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ‘to scratch, cut or carve into’
photo, cinema, graphite, graphene, epigram, 73 more
through Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω ‘to scratch, cut into’
photography, graffiti, graft, grimoire, epigraph, 40 more
through Ancient Greek γραφή ‘drawing’
Today it means
noun electrocardiography within the chambers of the heart
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- / endocardiography