Where does “wallure” come from?
wallure (English) comes from Middle English ure, from Old French uevre, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
wallure (English): walls collectively
Definitions
- walls collectively
Ancestry of “wallure”, step by step
wallure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ure | Alternative form of oure |
| 2 | Old French | uevre | a work |
| 3 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |