Where does “désoeuvré” come from?
désoeuvré (English) comes from French désœuvré, from French désœuvrer, from French œuvrer, from French ouvrer, from Old French ovrer, from Latin operāre, from Latin operārī, from Latin Opus — to follow; to see; to say.
désoeuvré (English): Unemployed; unoccupied, idle
Definitions
- Unemployed; unoccupied, idle
Ancestry of “désoeuvré”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | désœuvré | past participle of désœuvrer; idle, aimless |
| 2 | French | désœuvrer | to deprive of work or of another activity |
| 3 | French | œuvrer | to work |
| 4 | French | ouvrer | to work |
| 5 | Old French | ovrer | to work |
| 6 | Latin | operāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 8 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |