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Where does “inoperabile” come from?

inoperabile (Italian) comes from Italian operabile, from Italian operare, from Latin operor, 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.

inoperabile (Italian): inoperable

Definitions

  1. inoperable

Ancestry of “inoperabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoperabileoperable
2Italianoperareto operate, work, act; to work, do, perform,...
3LatinoperorI work, labor
4Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
5LatinOpus—
6Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
7Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
8Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
9Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “inoperabile”

  • inoperabilità
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