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Where does “opusculum” come from?

opusculum (English) comes 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.

opusculum (English): An opuscule; a short work

Definitions

  1. An opuscule; a short work

Ancestry of “opusculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinopusculuma little work, a trifle
2LatinOpus—
3Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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