Where does “cirurgical” come from?

cirurgical (Middle English) comes from Middle French cirurgical, from Medieval Latin cirurgicalis, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία, from Ancient Greek χειρουργέω, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon — to make.

cirurgical (Middle English): surgical

Definitions

  1. surgical

Ancestry of “cirurgical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcirurgical—
2Medieval Latincirurgicalis—
3Ancient Greekχειρουργίαworking by hand, practice of a handicraft or art;...
4Ancient Greekχειρουργέωto work with my hands; to do violence with my...
5Ancient Greekχειρουργόςcraftsman; surgeon
6Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
7Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
8Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “cirurgical”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wérgon →