Where does “ym-obbree” come from?
ym-obbree (Manx) comes from Manx obbree, 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 — to follow; to see; to say.
ym-obbree (Manx): react; reagent
Ancestry of “ym-obbree”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | obbree | work; forge; worker, laborer, employee |
| 2 | Manx | obbyr | work, labour; job, employment; handiwork |
| 3 | Old Irish | opar | work, occupation, activity, employment |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |