Where does “metallurgy” come from?

Metallurgy derives from French métallurgie, from Ancient Greek μεταλλουργία, combining μέταλλον (metal) and ἔργον (work), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- (to work).

metallurgy (English): The science of metals; their extraction from...

Definitions

The science of metals; their extraction from...

Ancestry of “metallurgy”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	métallurgie	metallurgy
2	Ancient Greek	ἔργον	deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
3	Proto-Hellenic	wérgon	work
4	Proto-Indo-European	wérǵom	work
5	Proto-Indo-European	werǵ-	to make

Words derived from “metallurgy”

metallurgical
metallurgist
hydrometallurgical
metallurgic
hydrometallurgy
electrometallurgy
metallurgically
pyrometallurgical
electrometallurgical
archaeometallurgical
pyrometallurgy
archaeometallurgy
biohydrometallurgy
electrometallurgist
pyrometallurgically
hydrometallurgically
biohydrometallurgical
archaeometallurgist
hydrometallurgist
pyrometallurgist
nanometallurgy
nonmetallurgist

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