English

graphoelement

From grapho- + element.

Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- ‘to carve’

Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ‘to scratch, cut or carve into’

Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω ‘to scratch, cut into’

Latin elementum ‘a first principle’

Old French element

Middle English element

Today it means

noun A distinct part of a graphic display, typically an electroencephalogram

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Etymograph / graphoelement