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Where does “opar” come from?

opar (Old Irish) comes 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.

opar (Old Irish): work, occupation, activity, employment

Definitions

  1. work, occupation, activity, employment

Ancestry of “opar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
2LatinOpus—
3Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “opar”

  • athobair
  • obair
  • oibrithe
  • aeroibrithe
  • imoibríoch
  • imoibríocht
  • oibrí
  • grúpobair
  • imoibrigh
  • oibríocht
  • oibrigh
  • bith-imoibreoir
  • imoibreoir
  • obraich
  • ath-obair
  • obraiche
  • obair
  • obair-lann
  • clas-obrach
  • opraid
  • neucho-obbragh
  • co-obbree
  • co-obbyr
  • aa-obbyr
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