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Where does “ops” come from?

ops (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-(i)-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep- — to work, toil, make; ability, force.

ops (Latin): strength, power, assistance, power to help,...

Definitions

  1. strength, power, assistance, power to help,...

Ancestry of “ops”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-(i)-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force

Words derived from “ops”

  • office
  • officer
  • official
  • copy
  • copyright
  • optimal
  • officially
  • optimistic
  • optimism
  • optimum
  • copious
  • unofficial
  • opulent
  • photocopy
  • opulence
  • optimally
  • officiating
  • suboptimal
  • optimist
  • optimality
  • officious
  • copiously
  • officiate
  • copyist
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