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Where does “teleoperator” come from?

teleoperator (English) comes from French téléopérateur, from French opérateur, from Latin operatōr, from Latin operor, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός — to follow; to see; to say.

teleoperator (English): One who operates remotely

Definitions

  1. One who operates remotely

Ancestry of “teleoperator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtéléopérateurteleoperator; call centre operator
2Frenchopérateuroperator
3Latinoperatōr—
4LatinoperorI work, labor
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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