Etymology

postradiosurgical

Today it means: Following radiosurgery Full definition →

English radiosurgical ← Middle English cirurgical ← Middle French cirurgica
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Latinradius
  8. Englishradio-
  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. Englishradiosurgical
  26. English todaypostradiosurgical

From post- + radiosurgical.

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