Where does “imoibrigh” come from?
imoibrigh (Irish) comes from Irish oibrigh, from Irish obair, from Old Irish opar, 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.
imoibrigh (Irish): react
Ancestry of “imoibrigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | oibrigh | work |
| 2 | Irish | obair | verbal noun of oibrigh; be engaged in physical... |
| 3 | Old Irish | opar | work, occupation, activity, employment |
| 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 |
Words derived from “imoibrigh”