radiograph

noun

a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)

Roots

radiusradio- · Latin · ray grapheingraph- · Greek · write, record

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Where does radiograph come from?

The word radiograph breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: radio-, from Latin radius (“ray”); and graph, from Greek graphein (“write, record”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.