Where does “obbree” come from?
obbree (Manx) comes from Manx obbyr, from Old Irish opar, 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.
obbree (Manx): work; forge; worker, laborer, employee
Definitions
- work; forge; worker, laborer, employee
Ancestry of “obbree”, step by step
obbree traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Manx obbyr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx | obbyr | work, labour; job, employment; handiwork |
| 2 | Old Irish | opar | work, occupation, activity, employment |
| 3 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |