Where does “druver” come from?
druver (Romansch) comes from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
druver (Romansch): to use, need
Definitions
- to use, need
Ancestry of “druver”, step by step
druver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dēbeō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēbeō | to owe something, to be under obligation to and for something |
| 2 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Latin operārī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 2 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |