Where does “oibríocht” come from?
oibríocht (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.
oibríocht (Irish): operation
Definitions
- operation
Ancestry of “oibríocht”, step by step
oibríocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish oibrigh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 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 |