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- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Proto-Italic*superos
- Proto-Italic*superād
- Old Latinsuprād
- Latinsuprā
- Latinsupra-
- Englishsupra-
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
- Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
- Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
- Proto-Hellenic*worgós
- Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
- Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
- Late Latinchīrurgicus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latincirurgicālis
- Middle Frenchcirurgica
- Middle Englishcirurgical
- Englishsurgical
- Englishmicrosurgical
- English todaysupramicrosurgical
From supra- + microsurgical.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.