The story
- 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 Greekχειρουργέω (kheirourgéō)
- Ancient Greekχειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)
- Latinchīrūrgia
- Old Frenchsurgie
- Old Frenchsurgerie
- Middle Englishsurgerie
- Englishsurgery
- Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
- Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂yōs
- Proto-Indo-European*meǵh₂ism̥mos
- Proto-Italic*magisVmos
- Latinmaximus
- Englishmaximizeclip.
- Englishmaxx
- English todaysurgerymaxx
From surgery + -maxx.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.