Etymology of the English word surgery
the English word
surgeryderived 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
surgeryderived from the Medieval Latin word
chirurgia (from Greek cheir "hand; surgery; violent remedy)
derived from the Greek word
cheirurgiaderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of surgery in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
chemosurgery,
cryosurgery,
electrosurgery,
microsurgery,
neurosurgery,
psychosurgeryUsage
Word found in Modern English
