Where does “presurgically” come from?
presurgically (English) comes from English presurgical, from English surgical, from Middle English cirurgical, from Middle French cirurgical, from Medieval Latin cirurgicalis, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία, from Ancient Greek χειρουργέω, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός — to make.
presurgically (English): Prior to surgery
Definitions
- Prior to surgery
Ancestry of “presurgically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | presurgical | Occurring before, or in preparation for, surgery |
| 2 | English | surgical | Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from... |
| 3 | Middle English | cirurgical | surgical |
| 4 | Middle French | cirurgical | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | cirurgicalis | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργία | working by hand, practice of a handicraft or art;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργέω | to work with my hands; to do violence with my... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργός | craftsman; surgeon |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |