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Where does “opifex” come from?

opifex (Latin) comes from Latin Ops, from Latin oscen, from Latin opscen, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

opifex (Latin): Someone who does work ; worker, maker, framer,...

Definitions

  1. Someone who does work ; worker, maker, framer,...

Ancestry of “opifex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOpsearth goddess, fertility deity
2Latinoscenany bird by whose song cries augurs divined...
3Latinopscen—
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus
6Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
8Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “opifex”

  • office
  • officer
  • official
  • officially
  • unofficial
  • officiating
  • officious
  • officiate
  • unofficially
  • officialdom
  • officiously
  • officiousness
  • officeholder
  • officialism
  • interoffice
  • nonofficial
  • officinal
  • officeholding
  • officership
  • officiality
  • officialese
  • officiator
  • suboffice
  • officialization
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