myEtymology.com: English etymology of neurosurgery

Etymology of the English word neurosurgery

the English word neurosurgery

using the English prefix neuro-

derived from the Greek word neuron, νεῦρον (tendon; nerve; cordlike structure, sinew, tendon)

derived from the English word surgery

derived from the Latin word ergon (work)

derived from the Late Greek word ergon, ἔργον (work)

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

derived from the Old French word surgery

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

Word found in Modern English