Where does “operar” come from?

operar (Portuguese) comes 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.

operar (Portuguese): to operate, function

Definitions

  1. to operate, function

Ancestry of “operar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoperārī—
2LatinOpusThe capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus
3Ancient GreekὈποῦςOpus, Greece
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →