myEtymology.com: English etymology of chirurgeon

Etymology of the English word chirurgeon

the English word chirurgeon

derived from the Old French word cirurgeon

derived from the Old French word cirurgien

derived from the Medieval Latin word chirurgia (from Greek cheir "hand; surgery; violent remedy)

derived from the Greek word cheirurgia

derived from the Greek word cheir, χείρ (hand; the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghes-

derived from the Greek word cheirourgia, χειρουργία

derived from the Old French word cirurgie

The earliest known usage of chirurgeon in English dates from the 13th century.

Word found in Modern English