Where does “surgicalist” come from?
surgicalist (English) comes from English hospitalist, from English hospital, from Middle English hospital, from Old French hospital, from Late Latin hospitale, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis — to drink.
surgicalist (English): A surgeon who works exclusively in a hospital...
Definitions
- A surgeon who works exclusively in a hospital...
Ancestry of “surgicalist”, step by step
surgicalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hospitalist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hospitalist | A hospitaller; A physician who specializes in the... |
| 2 | English | hospital | A large medical facility, usually in a building... |
| 3 | Middle English | hospital | A hostel or guesthouse; a place of accomodation... |
| 4 | Old French | hospital | hospital; hospitable; welcoming |
| 5 | Late Latin | hospitale | hospice; hospital, guesthouse; shelter, hospice,... |
| 6 | Latin | hospitālis | Of or pertaining to a host or guest |
| 7 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via English surgical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surgical | Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from... |
| 2 | Middle English | cirurgical | surgical |
| 3 | Middle French | cirurgical | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cirurgicalis | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργία | working by hand, practice of a handicraft or art;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργέω | to work with my hands; to do violence with my... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργός | craftsman; surgeon |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |