Where does “ouvrier” come from?
ouvrier (French) comes from Old French ovrier, from Latin operārius, from Latin opera, 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.
ouvrier (French): worker, labourer (manual worker); workman
Definitions
- worker, labourer (manual worker); workman
Ancestry of “ouvrier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ovrier | worker |
| 2 | Latin | operārius | labouring, working |
| 3 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |