Where does “kirurgisk” come from?
kirurgisk (Swedish) comes from Latin chirurgicus, 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.
kirurgisk (Swedish): surgical (of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery)
Definitions
- surgical (of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery)
Ancestry of “kirurgisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | chirurgicus | surgical, chirurgical |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργικός | surgical |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργός | craftsman; surgeon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |