Where does “-urgy” come from?

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

-urgy (English): technique for working with something

Definitions

  1. technique for working with something

Ancestry of “-urgy”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-urgy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →