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Where does “cirugía” come from?

cirugía (Spanish) comes from Latin chīrurgia, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία, from Ancient Greek χειρουργέω, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom — to make.

cirugía (Spanish): surgery

Definitions

  1. surgery

Ancestry of “cirugía”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cirugía”

  • neurocirugía
  • electrocirugía
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