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
- The glorification of manual laborers, often in...
Ancestry of “ouvrierism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ouvriérisme | ouvrierism, workerism |
| 2 | French | ouvrier | worker, labourer ; workman; operator; carpenter |
| 3 | Old French | ovrier | worker |
| 4 | Latin | operārius | — |
| 5 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 6 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |