Where does “œuvrette” come from?
œuvrette (French) comes from French œuvre, 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.
œuvrette (French): A short literary or theatrical work
Definitions
- A short literary or theatrical work
Ancestry of “œuvrette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | œuvre | work, book, piece; activity, operation; The... |
| 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 |