cirurgien

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cirurgiien, borrowed itself from Vulgar Latin *chīrurgiānus, from chīrurgia; equivalent to cirurgie (“surgery”) +‎ -ien (“-ian”). Doublet of surgien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sirurˈdʒiɛn/, /siˈrurdʒiən/, /siˈrurdʒin/

Noun

cirurgien (plural cirurgiens)

  1. A surgeon; one who practices the art of surgery.

Descendants

  • English: chirurgeon (altered after Latin and Greek)

References

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