Etymology

supramicrosurgical

Today it means: Relating to supramicrosurgery 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. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  12. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  13. Englishmicro-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  16. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  17. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  18. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  20. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  21. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  22. Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
  23. Late Latinchīrurgicus
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  26. Medieval Latincirurgicālis
  27. Middle Frenchcirurgica
  28. Middle Englishcirurgical
  29. Englishsurgical
  30. Englishmicrosurgical
  31. English todaysupramicrosurgical

From supra- + microsurgical.

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