Etymograph

English

extrasurgical

Extrasurgical comes from Ancient Greek χειρουργῐκός ‘surgical, relating to surgery’, from χείρ ‘hand’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰes-‘hand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰésōr‘hand’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʰéhərreconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχείρkheír‘hand’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχειρουργόςkheirourgós‘surgeon’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχειρουργῐκόςkheirourgĭkós‘surgical, relating to surgery’
  7. Late Latinmodernchīrurgicus
  8. Medieval Latinmoderncirurgicālis
  9. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600cirurgica
  10. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cirurgical
  11. English1500–presentsurgical
  12. Englishtodayextrasurgical

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰes-‘hand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰésōr‘hand’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʰéhərreconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχείρkheír‘hand’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχειρουργόςkheirourgós‘surgeon’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχειρουργῐκόςkheirourgĭkós‘surgical, relating to surgery’
  7. Late Latinmodernchīrurgicus
  8. Medieval Latinmoderncirurgicālis
  9. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600cirurgica
  10. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cirurgical
  11. English1500–presentsurgical
  12. Englishtodayextrasurgical

A compound of extra- + surgical

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs ‘out’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros

Proto-Italic *eksteros

Latin exter ‘being on the outside’

Latin extrā ‘outside, except, beyond’

English extra-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- ‘hand’

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Late Latin chīrurgicus

Medieval Latin cirurgicālis

Middle French cirurgical

Middle English cirurgical

English surgical

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- ‘hand’

host, millionaire, kilometre, garter, hasta, 37 more

through Ancient Greek χείρ ‘hand’

chiral, microsurgery, 35 more

through Ancient Greek χειρουργός ‘surgeon’

surgery, surgeon, 31 more

through English surgical

surgically, neurosurgical, 26 more

Today it means

adj Beyond, or in addition to surgery.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- / extrasurgical