myEtymology.com: English etymology of electromyogram

Etymology of the English word electromyogram

the English word electromyogram

using the English prefix electro-

derived from the New Latin prefix electro-

derived from the Latin word electrum (electrum; amber; electron)

derived from the Greek word elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)

derived from the English word myogram

using the English prefix myo-

derived from the Latin prefix myo-

derived from the Greek prefix muo-

derived from the Greek word mus, μῦς (muscle; myos "muscle; muscle; myos "muscle; muscle)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mūs-

using the English suffix -gram

derived from the Greek word gramma, γράμμα (mark; a writing; a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gerbh-

Word found in Modern English