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Etymology of -urgy

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon)bor. English -urgy Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
suffix

A technique for working with something.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon)bor. English -urgy Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

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