Where does “opuscule” come from?
opuscule (English) comes from French opuscule, from Latin opusculum, 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.
opuscule (English): A small or petty work
Ancestry of “opuscule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | opuscule | opuscule |
| 2 | Latin | opusculum | a little work, a trifle |
| 3 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “opuscule”