LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

chīrurgiānus

*chīrurgiānus m (oblique *chīrurgiānum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionsurgeon

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/kʲerorˈɡʲanos//kʲerorˈɡʲani/

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  4. Ancient Greek χείρ(kheír)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  7. Ancient Greek -ουργός(-ourgós)
  8. Ancient Greek χειρουργός(kheirourgós)
  9. Ancient Greek -έω(-éō)
  10. Ancient Greek χειρουργέω(kheirourgéō)
  11. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ(-ĭ́ā)
  12. Latinchīrurgiānus

Ancient Greek χειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)bor. Latin chīrurgia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin *chīrurgiānus From chīrurgia (“surgery”) + -ānus.

Descendants
  • Englishsurgeonfrom Old French surgien
  • Frenchchirurgienfrom Old French cirurgiien
  • Englishchirurgeonfrom Old French cirurgiien
  • Portuguesecirurgiãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *cirurgião
  • Spanishcirujanofrom Old Spanish cirugiano
  • Asturianceruxanu
  • Middle Frenchsurgienfrom Old French surgien
  • Normanseurgienfrom Old French surgien
  • Afrikaanschirurgynfrom Old French cirurgiien
  • West Frisiansjirurgynfrom Old French cirurgiien

In English words that came into English from chīrurgiānus

  • surgeon*chīrurgiānus
  • chirurgeon*chīrurgiānus

Quick answers

What does chīrurgiānus mean in Latin?
chīrurgiānus, a noun, means “surgeon”.
Where does chīrurgiānus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr → Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər → Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) → Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *worǵós → Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) → Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) → Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) → Ancient Greek χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) → Latin chīrurgiānus.