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Where does “capooperaio” come from?

capooperaio (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.

capooperaio (Italian): foreman

Definitions

  1. foreman

Ancestry of “capooperaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoperaioworking, workmen's, worker's, labour; working,...
2Latinoperārius—
3Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
4LatinOpus—
5Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
6Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
7Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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