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
- surgical, chirurgical
Ancestry of “chirurgicus”, step by step
chirurgicus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek χειρουργικός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργικός | surgical |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργός | craftsman; surgeon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Ancient Greek χειρουργῐκός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργῐκός | surgical, relating to surgery |