Where does “manobre” come from?

manobre (Catalan) comes from Catalan obra, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

manobre (Catalan): building laborer, construction helper

Definitions

  1. building laborer, construction helper

Ancestry of “manobre”, step by step

manobre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan obra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanobrawork; play; construction, repairs
2Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
3LatinOpusThe capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus
4Ancient GreekὈποῦςOpus, Greece
5Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Catalan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanhand; quire
2Vulgar Latinmam
3Latinmeamaccusative feminine singular of meus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀπός