Etymology

anatomicosurgical

Today it means: Relating to anatomy and surgery. Full definition →

English surgical ← Middle English cirurgical ← Middle French cirurgica
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  4. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  6. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  7. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  8. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  9. Latinanatomia
  10. Frenchanatomie
  11. Frenchanatomique
  12. Latinanatomicus
  13. Englishanatomic
  14. Englishanatomico-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  17. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  18. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  19. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  21. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  22. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  23. Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
  24. Late Latinchīrurgicus
  25. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  27. Medieval Latincirurgicālis
  28. Middle Frenchcirurgica
  29. Middle Englishcirurgical
  30. Englishsurgical
  31. English todayanatomicosurgical

From anatomico- + surgical.

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