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Where does “ouvrierist” come from?

ouvrierist (English) comes from English ouvrier, 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.

ouvrierist (English): Of, pertaining to, or supporting ouvrierism, the...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or supporting ouvrierism, the...

Ancestry of “ouvrierist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishouvrierA French labourer or manual worker
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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