Where does “electrosurgically” come from?
electrosurgically (English) comes from English electrosurgical, from English surgical, from Middle English cirurgical, from Middle French cirurgical, from Medieval Latin cirurgicalis, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία, from Ancient Greek χειρουργέω, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός — to make.
electrosurgically (English): By means of electrosurgery
Definitions
- By means of electrosurgery
Ancestry of “electrosurgically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | electrosurgical | relating to electrosurgery |
| 2 | English | surgical | Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from... |
| 3 | Middle English | cirurgical | surgical |
| 4 | Middle French | cirurgical | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | cirurgicalis | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργία | working by hand, practice of a handicraft or art;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργέω | to work with my hands; to do violence with my... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργός | craftsman; surgeon |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |