Etymology

polysurgical

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

English surgical ← Middle English cirurgical ← Middle French cirurgica
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  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. English todaypolysurgical

From poly- + surgical.

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