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Where does “psychochirurgie” come from?

psychochirurgie (French) comes from French chirurgie, from Latin chīrurgia, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία, from Ancient Greek χειρουργέω, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon — to make.

psychochirurgie (French): psychosurgery

Definitions

  1. psychosurgery

Ancestry of “psychochirurgie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchchirurgieSurgery, medical operation; That branch of...
2Latinchīrurgia—
3Ancient Greekχειρουργίαworking by hand, practice of a handicraft or art;...
4Ancient Greekχειρουργέωto work with my hands; to do violence with my...
5Ancient Greekχειρουργόςcraftsman; surgeon
6Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
7Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
8Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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