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Where does “ouvrierism” come from?

ouvrierism (English) comes from French ouvriérisme, from French ouvrier, from Old French ovrier, from Latin operārius, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός — to follow; to see; to say.

ouvrierism (English): The glorification of manual laborers, often in...

Definitions

  1. The glorification of manual laborers, often in...

Ancestry of “ouvrierism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchouvriérismeouvrierism, workerism
2Frenchouvrierworker, labourer ; workman; operator; carpenter
3Old Frenchovrierworker
4Latinoperārius—
5Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
6LatinOpus—
7Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
8Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
9Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
10Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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