Where does “medallurgy” come from?

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

medallurgy (English): The art of producing medals

Definitions

  1. The art of producing medals

Ancestry of “medallurgy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-urgytechnique for working with something
2Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
3Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →