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Where does “cardiochirurgico” come from?

cardiochirurgico (Italian) comes from Italian chirurgico, from Latin chirurgicus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργικός, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom — to make.

cardiochirurgico (Italian): cardiac surgery , heart surgery

Definitions

  1. cardiac surgery , heart surgery

Ancestry of “cardiochirurgico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchirurgicosurgical
2Latinchirurgicussurgical, chirurgical
3Ancient Greekχειρουργικόςsurgical
4Ancient Greekχειρουργόςcraftsman; surgeon
5Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
6Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
7Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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