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