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Where does “micrurgy” come from?

micrurgy (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.

micrurgy (English): The manipulation of individual cells, using very...

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  1. The manipulation of individual cells, using very...

Ancestry of “micrurgy”, 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
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