Where does “microneurosurgery” come from?

microneurosurgery (English) comes from English neurosurgery, from English surgery, from Middle English surgerie, from Old French surgerie, from Latin chīrurgia, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία, from Ancient Greek χειρουργέω, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός — to make.

microneurosurgery (English): keyhole neurosurgery aided by a microscope

Definitions

  1. keyhole neurosurgery aided by a microscope

Ancestry of “microneurosurgery”, step by step

microneurosurgery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English neurosurgery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneurosurgeryThe surgical discipline focused on treating those...
2EnglishsurgeryA procedure involving major incisions to remove,...
3Middle Englishsurgeriesurgery
4Old Frenchsurgerie
5Latinchīrurgiaa surgery
6Ancient Greekχειρουργίαworking by hand, practice of a handicraft or art;...
7Ancient Greekχειρουργέωto work with my hands; to do violence with my...
8Ancient Greekχειρουργόςcraftsman; surgeon
9Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
10Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
11Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic wérgon