Where does “inopérable” come from?
inopérable (French) comes from French opérable, from French opérer, 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.
inopérable (French): inoperable
Ancestry of “inopérable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | opérable | operable |
| 2 | French | opérer | to operate; to take place |
| 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 |