Where does “désœuvrement” come from?
désœuvrement (French) comes from French désœuvré, from French désœuvrer, from French œuvrer, from French ouvrer, from Old French ovrer, from Latin operāre, from Latin operārī, from Latin Opus — to follow; to see; to say.
désœuvrement (French): idleness
Ancestry of “désœuvrement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | désœuvré | past participle of désœuvrer; idle, aimless |
| 2 | French | désœuvrer | to deprive of work or of another activity |
| 3 | French | œuvrer | to work |
| 4 | French | ouvrer | to work |
| 5 | Old French | ovrer | to work |
| 6 | Latin | operāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 8 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |