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Where does “surgeonlike” come from?

surgeonlike (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.

surgeonlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a surgeon

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a surgeon

Ancestry of “surgeonlike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsurgeonOne who performs surgery; a doctor who performs...
2Middle EnglishsurgienA surgeon; one who practices the art of surgery;...
3Anglo-Normansurgiena doctor or surgeon
4Old Frenchsurgiena doctor or surgeon
5Vulgar Latinchirurgianussurgical; related to surgery
6Latinchīrurgia—
7Ancient Greekχειρουργίαworking by hand, practice of a handicraft or art;...
8Ancient Greekχειρουργέωto work with my hands; to do violence with my...
9Ancient Greekχειρουργόςcraftsman; surgeon
10Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
11Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
12Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
14Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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