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Where does “chirurgo” come from?

chirurgo (Italian) comes from Latin chīrurgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

chirurgo (Italian): surgeon

Definitions

  1. surgeon

Ancestry of “chirurgo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “chirurgo”

  • cardiochirurgo
  • neurochirurgo
  • kirurgo
  • kirurgio
  • neurochirurg
  • kirurgo
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