English
electrosurgically
Electrosurgically comes from English electrosurgical.
- English1500–presentelectrosurgical
- Englishtodayelectrosurgically
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentelectrosurgical
- Englishtodayelectrosurgically
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
Every English word from English electrosurgical
Today it means
adv By means of electrosurgery.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English electrosurgical / electrosurgically