Etymology

chemosurgical

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to chemosurgery. Full definition →

English surgical ← Middle English cirurgical ← Middle French cirurgica
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  6. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  7. New Latinchēmīa
  8. Englishchemo-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  11. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  12. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  15. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  16. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  17. Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
  18. Late Latinchīrurgicus
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  21. Medieval Latincirurgicālis
  22. Middle Frenchcirurgica
  23. Middle Englishcirurgical
  24. Englishsurgical
  25. English todaychemosurgical

From chemo- + surgical.

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