Where does “手術” come from?
手術 (Japanese) comes from Ancient Greek χειρουργία, from Ancient Greek χειρουργέω, 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.
手術 (Japanese): an operation; surgery; to operate on; to perform...
Definitions
- an operation; surgery; to operate on; to perform...
Ancestry of “手術”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργία | working by hand, practice of a handicraft or art;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργέω | to work with my hands; to do violence with my... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργός | craftsman; surgeon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |