Where does “désœuvré” come from?
désœuvré (French) comes from French désœuvrer, from French œuvrer, from French ouvrer, from Old French ovrer, from Latin operāre, from Latin operārī, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς — to follow; to see; to say.
désœuvré (French): past participle of désœuvrer; idle, aimless
Definitions
- past participle of désœuvrer; idle, aimless
Ancestry of “désœuvré”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | désœuvrer | to deprive of work or of another activity |
| 2 | French | œuvrer | to work |
| 3 | French | ouvrer | to work |
| 4 | Old French | ovrer | to work |
| 5 | Latin | operāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 7 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “désœuvré”