Where does “horse's doovers” come from?
horse's doovers (English) comes from English hors d'oeuvres, from French hors-d'œuvre, from French œuvre, from Old French uevre, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός — to follow; to see; to say.
horse's doovers (English): hors d'oeuvres
Ancestry of “horse's doovers”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hors d'oeuvres | plural of hors d'oeuvre |
| 2 | French | hors-d'œuvre | appetizer, starter, hors d'oeuvre; extension,... |
| 3 | French | œuvre | work, book, piece; activity, operation; The... |
| 4 | Old French | uevre | a work |
| 5 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 6 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |