Where does “obra” come from?
obra (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu óbra, from Portuguese obra, from Old Portuguese obra, 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.
obra (Papiamentu): work
Definitions
- work
Ancestry of “obra”, step by step
obra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu óbra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | óbra | work |
| 2 | Portuguese | obra | construction; construction site; work |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | obra | — |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 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 |