Etymology

phonomicrosurgical

Today it means: Relating to phonomicrosurgery Full definition →

English microsurgical ← Middle English cirurgical ← Middle French cirurgica
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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 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. Englishmicrosurgical
  26. English todayphonomicrosurgical

From phono- + microsurgical.

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