-urgy

suffix

A technique for working with something.

OriginAncient Greek ἔργον (érgon) ← Proto-Hellenic *wérgon ← Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. A technique for working with something.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
  3. Proto-Hellenic*wérgon
  4. Ancient Greekἔργον (érgon)
  5. English-urgy

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

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Translations

Finnish -urgia
  • -urgiatechnique for working with
Greek -ουργία
  • -ουργία (-ourgía)technique for working with
Latin -urgia
  • -urgiatechnique for working with
Cite this entry
APA

-urgy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-urgy

MLA

“-urgy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-urgy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-urgy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-urgy.

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