Where does “inoperandus” come from?
inoperandus (Latin) comes from Latin inoperor, from Latin operor, 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.
Ancestry of “inoperandus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | inoperor | I effect, operate or produce |
| 2 | Latin | operor | I work, labor |
| 3 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 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 |