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