Where does “surgien” come from?
surgien (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman surgien, from Old French surgien, from Vulgar Latin chirurgianus, from Latin chīrurgia, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία, from Ancient Greek χειρουργέω, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός — to make.
surgien (Middle English): A surgeon; one who practices the art of surgery;...
Definitions
- A surgeon; one who practices the art of surgery;...
Ancestry of “surgien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | surgien | a doctor or surgeon |
| 2 | Old French | surgien | a doctor or surgeon |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | chirurgianus | surgical; related to surgery |
| 4 | Latin | chīrurgia | a surgery |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργία | working by hand, practice of a handicraft or art;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργέω | to work with my hands; to do violence with my... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργός | craftsman; surgeon |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |