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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ouvriérisme | ouvrierism, workerism |
| 2 | French | ouvrier | worker, labourer (manual worker); workman |
| 3 | Old French | ovrier | worker |
| 4 | Latin | operārius | labouring, working |
| 5 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 6 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 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 |