Where does “ouvrierisme” come from?
ouvrierisme (French) comes from French ouvrier, 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 — to follow; to see; to say.
ouvrierisme (French): ouvrierism, workerism
Ancestry of “ouvrierisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ouvrier | worker, labourer ; workman; operator; carpenter |
| 2 | Old French | ovrier | worker |
| 3 | Latin | operārius | — |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 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 |