Where does “op” come from?

op (Romanian) comes 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.

op (Romanian): need, necessity

Definitions

  1. need, necessity

Ancestry of “op”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOpusThe capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus
2Ancient GreekὈποῦςOpus, Greece
3Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
4Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
5Proto-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 →