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Where does “operor” come from?

operor (Latin) comes 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.

operor (Latin): I work, labor

Definitions

  1. I work, labor

Ancestry of “operor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
2LatinOpus—
3Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “operor”

  • operation
  • operate
  • cooperation
  • operator
  • operational
  • cooperate
  • cooperating
  • interoperability
  • operationally
  • interoperable
  • operationalize
  • operationalization
  • reoperation
  • teleoperation
  • interoperate
  • oper
  • preoperational
  • noncooperation
  • operationalise
  • cooperator
  • interoperation
  • operationalism
  • nonoperational
  • teleoperator
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