Where does “inoperant” come from?
inoperant (English) comes from French inopérant, from French opérant, from French opérer, from Latin operāre, from Latin operārī, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός — to follow; to see; to say.
inoperant (English): Not operant
Ancestry of “inoperant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | inopérant | inoperative; ineffective |
| 2 | French | opérant | present participle of opérer; operant |
| 3 | French | opérer | to operate; to take place |
| 4 | Latin | operāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 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 |