Etymology

microsurgically

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Today it means: By means of microsurgery. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English microsurgical
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  8. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  11. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  12. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  13. Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
  14. Late Latinchīrurgicus
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Medieval Latincirurgicālis
  18. Middle Frenchcirurgica
  19. Middle Englishcirurgical
  20. Englishsurgical
  21. Englishmicrosurgical
  22. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  23. Proto-Germanic*līką
  24. English todaymicrosurgically

From microsurgical + -ly.

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