Where does “käsikirurgia” come from?
käsikirurgia (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirurgia, from Esperanto kirurgio, from Esperanto kirurgo, from Italian chirurgo, from Latin chīrurgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον — to make.
käsikirurgia (Finnish): hand surgery
Definitions
- hand surgery
Ancestry of “käsikirurgia”, step by step
käsikirurgia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirurgia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirurgia | surgery |
| 2 | Esperanto | kirurgio | surgery |
| 3 | Esperanto | kirurgo | surgeon |
| 4 | Italian | chirurgo | surgeon |
| 5 | Latin | chīrurgus | surgeon, chirurgeon |
| 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 |