Where does “capo operaio” come from?
capo operaio (Italian) comes from Italian operaio, 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.
capo operaio (Italian): foreman
Definitions
- foreman
Ancestry of “capo operaio”, step by step
capo operaio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian operaio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | operaio | working, workmen's, worker's, labour; working,... |
| 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 |