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Where does “chirurgianus” come from?

chirurgianus (Vulgar Latin) 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.

chirurgianus (Vulgar Latin): surgical; related to surgery

Definitions

  1. surgical; related to surgery

Ancestry of “chirurgianus”, 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 “chirurgianus”

  • surgeon
  • neurosurgeon
  • chirurgeon
  • surgeonfish
  • microsurgeon
  • surgeoncy
  • dermasurgeon
  • cryosurgeon
  • chirurgeonly
  • surgeonlike
  • psychosurgeon
  • surgeonly
  • supersurgeon
  • nanosurgeon
  • telesurgeon
  • cybersurgeon
  • surgeonry
  • surgeoness
  • neurochirurgien
  • chirurgien
  • chirurgijn
  • surgien
  • cirurgien
  • cerorgien
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