chirurgia etymology

Italian word chirurgia comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) ἔργον, Ancient Greek (to 1453) χείρ, Modern Greek (1453-) χειρουργός ((medicine) surgeon.), Ancient Greek (to 1453) χειρουργός, Italian -urgia (-urgy. Relating to surgery.)

Detailed word origin of chirurgia

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ἔργον Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
χείρ Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
χειρουργός Modern Greek (1453-) (ell) (medicine) surgeon.
χειρουργός Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
-urgia Italian (ita) -urgy. Relating to surgery.
Chirurg German (deu) Surgeon (male or of unspecified sex) (doctor who performs surgery).
χειρουργία Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
chirurgus Latin (lat) Surgeon, chirurgeon.
chirurgia Latin (lat) A surgery. A violent remedy.
chirurgia Italian (ita) Surgery.

Words with the same origin as chirurgia

Descendants of ἔργον
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