Reconstruction:Old Portuguese/cirurgião

This Old Portuguese entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin derivative (cf. *chirurgianus) of Latin chīrurgia (“surgery”), from chīrurgus (“surgeon”), from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡siɾuɾd͡ʒiˈão/

Noun

*cirurgião m (plural *cirurgiães)

chirurgeon, doctor, surgeon

Descendants

Galician: cirurxián
Portuguese: cirurgião

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