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Where does “-ουργός” come from?

-ουργός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

-ουργός (Ancient Greek): worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman

Definitions

  1. worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman

Ancestry of “-ουργός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
2Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “-ουργός”

  • surgery
  • surgical
  • surgeon
  • liturgy
  • surgically
  • radiosurgery
  • metallurgy
  • metallurgical
  • neurosurgical
  • neurosurgery
  • neurosurgeon
  • nonsurgical
  • postsurgical
  • demiurge
  • microsurgical
  • presurgical
  • cryosurgery
  • metallurgist
  • microsurgery
  • chirurgeon
  • electrosurgical
  • psychosurgery
  • postsurgery
  • telesurgery
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