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Where does “ovrer” come from?

ovrer (Old French) comes from Latin operāre, from Latin operārī, 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.

ovrer (Old French): to work

Definitions

  1. to work

Ancestry of “ovrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoperāre—
2Latinoperārī—
3LatinOpus—
4Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
5Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “ovrer”

  • ouvrable
  • ouvroir
  • ouvrer
  • ouvrer
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