surgical

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
4. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
5. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
6. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
7. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
8. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
9. Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
10. Late Latinchīrurgicus
11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
13. Medieval Latincirurgicālis
14. Middle Frenchcirurgica
15. Middle Englishcirurgical
16. English todaysurgical

From Middle English cirurgical, borrowed from Middle French cirurgical, from Medieval Latin cirurgicālis, ultimately from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Replaced Old English Old English læċe (“doctor, physician”). By surface analysis, surgery + -ical.

Words from the same roots