Where does “underoperate” come from?
underoperate (English) comes from English operate, from Latin operātus, from Latin operor, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós — to follow; to see; to say.
underoperate (English): To perform too few surgical operations
Definitions
- To perform too few surgical operations
Ancestry of “underoperate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | operate | To perform a work or labour; to exert power or... |
| 2 | Latin | operātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | operor | I work, labor |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |