Etymograph

English

radiogram

From radio- (prefix denoting radioactivity or radiation) + -gram (suffix denoting something drawn, written, or otherwise recorded).

Formed from radio + gram

Ancient Greek γράμμα ‘a small weight, a scruple’

French gramme

English gram

Today it means

noun Synonym of radiograph (“an image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than ordinary light; especially an X-ray photograph”).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “radiogram”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / radiogram