Where does “ouvrier” come from?
ouvrier (English) comes from French ouvrier, from Old French ovrier, from Latin operārius, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós — to follow; to see; to say.
ouvrier (English): A French labourer or manual worker
Definitions
- A French labourer or manual worker
Ancestry of “ouvrier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ouvrier | worker, labourer (manual worker); workman |
| 2 | Old French | ovrier | worker |
| 3 | Latin | operārius | labouring, working |
| 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 |