vectorcardiography

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti

Proto-Italic *weɣō

Latin vehō

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Latin vectorlbor.

English vector

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂

Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā

Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor.

English cardio-

Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-

Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō

Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ)

Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor.

French -graphieder.

English -graphy

English cardiography

English vectorcardiography

From vector + cardiography.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

vectorcardiography (uncountable)

1. A method of recording the magnitude and direction of the electrical forces generated by the heart by means of a continuous series of vectors that form curving lines around a central point.