English
electrosurgical
From electro- + surgical.
A compound of electro- + surgical
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- ‘hand’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr ‘hand’
Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər
Ancient Greek χείρ ‘hand’
Ancient Greek χειρουργός ‘craftsman’
Ancient Greek χειρουργῐκός ‘surgical, relating to surgery’
Late Latin chīrurgicus
Medieval Latin cirurgicālis
Middle French cirurgica
Middle English cirurgical
English surgical
Today it means
adj Relating to electrosurgery.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / electrosurgical