Where does “œuvrer” come from?
œuvrer (French) comes from French ouvrer, from Old French ovrer, from Latin operāre, from Latin operārī, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós — to follow; to see; to say.
œuvrer (French): to work
Ancestry of “œuvrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | ouvrer | to work |
| 2 | Old French | ovrer | to work |
| 3 | Latin | operāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “œuvrer”