'surgery' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'cirurgie' (from Late Latin 'chirurgia' and Greek 'cheirourgía'), where 'cheir-' meant 'hand' and 'ergon' meant 'work'.

'surgery' changed from Old French 'cirurgie' (Middle English forms included 'surgerie'/'surgerye') and eventually became the modern English word 'surgery' and its plural 'surgeries'.

Initially, it meant 'hand work' (manual work with the hands), but over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'medical operation' and 'medical clinic/consultation'.