Where does “oppio” come from?

oppio (Italian) comes from Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

oppio (Italian): opium; Alternative form of loppio; first-person...

Definitions

  1. opium; Alternative form of loppio; first-person...

Ancestry of “oppio”, step by step

oppio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin opium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinopiumopium, poppy-juice
2Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
3Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
4Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Vulgar Latin oplus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinoplus
2LatinopulusA kind of maple tree
3Gaulishopolosmaple

Words derived from “oppio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀπός
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