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Where does “chirurgicus” come from?

chirurgicus (Latin) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

chirurgicus (Latin): surgical, chirurgical

Definitions

  1. surgical, chirurgical

Ancestry of “chirurgicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχειρουργικόςsurgical
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 “chirurgicus”

  • neurochirurgico
  • criochirurgico
  • cardiochirurgico
  • chirurgico
  • elettrochirurgico
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