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Where does “opérable” come from?

opérable (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

opérable (French): operable

Definitions

  1. operable

Ancestry of “opérable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchopérerto operate; to take place
2Latinoperāre—
3Latinoperārī—
4LatinOpus—
5Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
6Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
7Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “opérable”

  • inopérable
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