chirurgien etymology

French word chirurgien comes from Ancient Greek ἔργον, Modern Greek (1453-) χειρουργός ((medicine) surgeon.), Ancient Greek χείρ, Ancient Greek χειρουργός

Detailed word origin of chirurgien

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ἔργον Ancient Greek (grc)
χειρουργός Modern Greek (1453-) (ell) (medicine) surgeon.
χείρ Ancient Greek (grc)
χειρουργός Ancient Greek (grc)
Chirurg German (deu) Surgeon (male or of unspecified sex) (doctor who performs surgery).
χειρουργία Ancient Greek (grc)
chirurgus Latin (lat) Surgeon, chirurgeon.
chirurgiam Latin (lat)
surgien Old French (fro) A doctor or surgeon.
chirurgien French (fra) A surgeon, a doctor who performs surgery.

Words with the same origin as chirurgien

Descendants of ἔργον
Georges erg ergol exergue métallurgie neurochirurgien pyrométallurgique énergie énergumène