Etymology

laryngomicrosurgery

Today it means: laryngeal microsurgery Full definition →

English microsurgery ← Middle English surgerie ← Old French surgerie
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  1. Englishlaryngo-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  4. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  5. Englishmicro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  9. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  12. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  13. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  14. Ancient Greekχειρουργέω (kheirourgéō)
  15. Ancient Greekχειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)
  16. Latinchīrūrgia
  17. Old Frenchsurgie
  18. Old Frenchsurgerie
  19. Middle Englishsurgerie
  20. Englishsurgery
  21. Englishmicrosurgery
  22. English todaylaryngomicrosurgery

From laryngo- + microsurgery.

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