Etymology

supermicrosurgical

Today it means: Relating to supermicrosurgery Full definition →

English microsurgical ← Middle English cirurgical ← Middle French cirurgica
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  9. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  10. Englishmicro-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  13. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  14. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  17. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  18. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  19. Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
  20. Late Latinchīrurgicus
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Medieval Latincirurgicālis
  24. Middle Frenchcirurgica
  25. Middle Englishcirurgical
  26. Englishsurgical
  27. Englishmicrosurgical
  28. English todaysupermicrosurgical

From super- + microsurgical.

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