Where does “operare” come from?

operare (Late Latin) comes from Latin operārī, 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.

operare (Late Latin): second-person singular present passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present passive indicative...

Ancestry of “operare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoperārī
2LatinOpusThe capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus
3Ancient GreekὈποῦςOpus, Greece
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “operare

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