Etymograph

English

perisurgical

Perisurgical 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-1‘hand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰésōr1‘hand’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʰéhər1reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχείρ1kheír‘hand’
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχειρουργός1kheirourgós‘surgeon’
  6. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχειρουργῐκός1kheirourgĭkós‘surgical, relating to surgery’
  7. Late Latinmodernchīrurgicus1
  8. Medieval Latinmoderncirurgicālis1
  9. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600cirurgica1
  10. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cirurgical1
  11. English1500–presentsurgical1
  12. Englishearliest quotation 2015perisurgical1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English perisurgical
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2015: “First, during the perisurgical period, which is the time…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰes-Wiktionary, English perisurgical‘hand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰésōrWiktionary, English perisurgical‘hand’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʰéhərWiktionary, English perisurgicalreconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχείρWiktionary, English perisurgicalkheír‘hand’
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχειρουργόςWiktionary, English perisurgicalkheirourgós‘surgeon’
  6. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχειρουργῐκόςWiktionary, English perisurgicalkheirourgĭkós‘surgical, relating to surgery’
  7. Late LatinmodernchīrurgicusWiktionary, English perisurgical
  8. Medieval LatinmoderncirurgicālisWiktionary, English perisurgical
  9. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600cirurgicaWiktionary, English perisurgical
  10. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cirurgicalWiktionary, English perisurgical
  11. English1500–presentsurgicalWiktionary, English perisurgical
  12. Englishearliest quotation 2015perisurgicalWiktionary, English perisurgical. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2015: “First, during the perisurgical period, which is the time…”

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 Around the time of surgery.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “perisurgical”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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

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