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Where does “thaumaturgus” come from?

thaumaturgus (Medieval Latin) comes from Ancient Greek θαυματουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Ancestry of “thaumaturgus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thaumaturgus”

  • thaumaturge
  • thaumaturge
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