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Where does “opificina” come from?

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

Ancestry of “opificina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinopifexSomeone who does work ; worker, maker, framer,...
2LatinOpsearth goddess, fertility deity
3Latinoscenany bird by whose song cries augurs divined...
4Latinopscen—
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “opificina”

  • officinal
  • officinally
  • officina
  • officinalis
  • ofi
  • oficina
  • officina
  • capofficina
  • capoofficina
  • autofficina
  • usinier
  • usina
  • usiner
  • usinage
  • usine
  • usinable
  • usinabilité
  • oficina
  • usina
  • oficina
  • uzină
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