Where does “interoperate” come from?
Interoperate comes from Latin inter- combined with Latin operāri, derived from Latin opus meaning "work," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep- meaning "to work or accomplish."
interoperate (English): To work reliably with another system
Definitions
- To work reliably with another system
Ancestry of “interoperate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | operate | To perform a work or labour; to exert power or... |
| 2 | Latin | operātus | having worked, laboured, toiled |
| 3 | Latin | operor | I work, labor |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |