Where does “operar” come from?

operar (Catalan) comes from Latin operāre, from Latin operārī, 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.

operar (Catalan): to produce, to achieve; to operate

Definitions

  1. to produce, to achieve; to operate

Ancestry of “operar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoperāre
2Latinoperārī
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀπός