Etymology

phonomicrosurgery

Today it means: microsurgery in order to improve the voice, typically of a professional singer Full definition →

English microsurgery ← Middle English surgerie ← Old French surgerie
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
  3. Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
  4. Englishphono-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  7. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  8. Englishmicro-
  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 Greekχειρουργέω (kheirourgéō)
  18. Ancient Greekχειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)
  19. Latinchīrūrgia
  20. Old Frenchsurgie
  21. Old Frenchsurgerie
  22. Middle Englishsurgerie
  23. Englishsurgery
  24. Englishmicrosurgery
  25. English todayphonomicrosurgery

From phono- + microsurgery.

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