-urgy
1.
a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “work” (
dramaturgy
): on this model, used in the formation of compound words (
metallurgy
).
Origin
<
Greek
-ourgia,
akin to
érgon
to
work
British Dictionary definitions for
-urgy
-urgy
combining form
1.
indicating technology concerned with a specified material:
metallurgy
Word Origin
from Greek
-urgia,
from
ergon
work