Where does “surgeon” come from?
surgeon (French) comes from Middle French sourgon, from Old French sorjon, from Latin surgere, from Latin surgo, from Latin subrigo, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
surgeon (French): shoot; offshoot, rebirth; offspring, progeny
Definitions
- shoot; offshoot, rebirth; offspring, progeny
Ancestry of “surgeon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | sourgon | — |
| 2 | Old French | sorjon | — |
| 3 | Latin | surgere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | surgo | I rise, get up, I arise; I lift up, I straighten |
| 5 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 6 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |