Where does “siderurgy” come from?

siderurgy (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.

siderurgy (English): The iron and steel industry

Definitions

  1. The iron and steel industry

Ancestry of “siderurgy”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wérgon →