Where does “opérer” come from?

opérer (French) comes 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.

opérer (French): to operate; to take place

Definitions

  1. to operate; to take place

Ancestry of “opérer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoperāre—
2Latinoperārī—
3LatinOpusThe capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus
4Ancient GreekὈποῦςOpus, Greece
5Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “opérer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →