English
spirograph
From spiro- + graph.
Proto-Indo-European *sper-yeh₂-
Ancient Greek σπεῖρα ‘coils or spires of snakes’
Latin spīra ‘a thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound’
English spiro-
Today it means
noun an instrument for measuring and recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “spirograph”. 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 / spirograph