Etymology

presurgically

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Today it means: Prior to surgery. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English presurgical
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  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. Englishpresurgical
  26. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  27. Proto-Germanic*līką
  28. English todaypresurgically

From presurgical + -ly.

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