Where does “obair-lann” come from?

obair-lann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic obair, from Old Irish opar, from Latin opera, 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.

obair-lann (Scottish Gaelic): laboratory

Definitions

  1. laboratory

Ancestry of “obair-lann”, step by step

obair-lann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic obair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicobairwork, job; employment
2Old Irishoparwork, occupation, activity, employment
3Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
4LatinOpusThe capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus
5Ancient GreekὈποῦςOpus, Greece
6Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
7Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Scottish Gaelic lann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliclannblade, knife, sword, weapon, any bladed...
2Old Irishlannthin plate, layer; blade, sword; building, house
3Proto-Celticɸlaxsnā
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀπός
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