Where does “uvraj” come from?
uvraj (Romanian) comes from French ouvrage, from Old French ovraige, from Latin operaticum, 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.
uvraj (Romanian): work
Definitions
- work
Ancestry of “uvraj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ouvrage | work, labour; piece of work; work, oeuvre |
| 2 | Old French | ovraige | work; labor |
| 3 | Latin | operaticum | — |
| 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 |