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skiagram
Skiagram comes from Ancient Greek σκιά ‘shadow’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ḱeh₃-‘darkness, shadow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ḱeh₃ih₂‘shadow’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκιάskiá‘shadow’
- Englishtodayskiagram
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ḱeh₃-‘darkness, shadow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ḱeh₃ih₂‘shadow’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκιάskiá‘shadow’
- Englishtodayskiagram
Formed from -gram
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- ‘darkness, shadow’
scene, shadow, shame, scenario, shade, obscure, scenic, scotia, hoar, skene, 30 more
through Ancient Greek σκιά ‘shadow’
Today it means
noun A picture or image created from shadows, especially with X-rays.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- / skiagram