Where does “plastiikkakirurgi” come from?
plastiikkakirurgi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirurgi, from Swedish kirurg, from Latin chīrurgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom — to make.
plastiikkakirurgi (Finnish): plastic surgeon
Definitions
- plastic surgeon
Ancestry of “plastiikkakirurgi”, step by step
plastiikkakirurgi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirurgi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirurgi | surgeon |
| 2 | Swedish | kirurg | surgeon |
| 3 | Latin | chīrurgus | surgeon, chirurgeon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργός | craftsman; surgeon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Finnish plastiikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | plastiikka | plastic art |
| 2 | Finnish | plastinen | plastic, malleable; flexible, pliant; plastic |
| 3 | Latin | plasticus | Of or pertaining to moulding or shaping; Made of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλαστικός | fit for moulding; plastic; gifted in sculpture |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |