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Where does “physiurgy” come from?

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

physiurgy (English): A mainly Scandinavian medical specialty that...

Definitions

  1. A mainly Scandinavian medical specialty that...

Ancestry of “physiurgy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
2Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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