Where does “manuoperare” come from?
manuoperare (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.
Ancestry of “manuoperare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 2 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |