Where does “supersurgeon” come from?
supersurgeon (English) comes from English surgeon, from Middle English surgien, from Anglo-Norman surgien, from Old French surgien, from Vulgar Latin chirurgianus, from Latin chīrurgia, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία, from Ancient Greek χειρουργέω — to make.
supersurgeon (English): An exceptionally talented or successful surgeon
Definitions
- An exceptionally talented or successful surgeon
Ancestry of “supersurgeon”, step by step
supersurgeon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English surgeon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surgeon | One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs... |
| 2 | Middle English | surgien | A surgeon; one who practices the art of surgery;... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | surgien | a doctor or surgeon |
| 4 | Old French | surgien | a doctor or surgeon |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | chirurgianus | surgical; related to surgery |
| 6 | Latin | chīrurgia | a surgery |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργία | working by hand, practice of a handicraft or art;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργέω | to work with my hands; to do violence with my... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργός | craftsman; surgeon |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |