Where does “poisson-chirurgien” come from?

poisson-chirurgien (French) comes from French chirurgien, from Middle French chirurgien, from Old French cirurgiien, from Vulgar Latin chirurgianus, from Latin chīrurgia, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία, from Ancient Greek χειρουργέω, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός — to make.

poisson-chirurgien (French): surgeonfish

Definitions

  1. surgeonfish

Ancestry of “poisson-chirurgien”, step by step

poisson-chirurgien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French chirurgien

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

via French Poisson

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchPoissonfish marine animal
2Middle Frenchpoissonfish
3Old Frenchpoissonfish
4Old FrenchpeisAlternative form of pais; Alternative form of...
5Vulgar Latinpesum
6Latinpēnsumallotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day)
7Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
8Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
9Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti
10Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-