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Chirurgia (Latin)
A question about Spanish etymology. The Latin word chirurgia means surgery, and is derived from the Greek χείρ (hand) ἔργον (work).
From that root, we get (English) surgery and (Spanish) cirujano and quirófano. Can anybody explain the difference in spelling of the two Spanish words? Thanks |
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Ah ha! I couldn't find it in rae.es That would explain the consonant shifts. Thanks
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Moliner also gives,
quiro- (var. «quir-») Elemento prefijo del gr. «cheir», mano, empleado en palabras cultas: quirófano, quirógrafo, quiromancia, quiróptero, quiroteca, quirúrgico.
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Thanks. It never occurred to me to search only the prefix. Duh
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