Where does “operer” come from?

operer (Latin) comes 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.

operer (Latin): first-person singular present active subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive...

Ancestry of “operer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinoperorI work, labor
2Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
3LatinOpusThe capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus
4Ancient GreekὈποῦςOpus, Greece
5Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀπός