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Where does “bith-imoibreoir” come from?

bith-imoibreoir (Irish) comes from Irish imoibreoir, from Irish imoibrigh, from Irish oibrigh, from Irish obair, from Old Irish opar, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς — to follow; to see; to say.

bith-imoibreoir (Irish): bioreactor

Definitions

  1. bioreactor

Ancestry of “bith-imoibreoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishimoibreoirreactor
2Irishimoibrighreact
3Irishoibrighwork
4Irishobairverbal noun of oibrigh; be engaged in physical...
5Old Irishoparwork, occupation, activity, employment
6Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
7LatinOpus—
8Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
9Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
10Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
11Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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