Where does “œuvre” come from?
œuvre (English) comes from French œuvre, from Old French uevre, 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.
œuvre (English): Alternative spelling of oeuvre
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of oeuvre
Ancestry of “œuvre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | œuvre | work, book, piece; activity, operation; The... |
| 2 | Old French | uevre | a work |
| 3 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |