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Where does “obraiche” come from?

obraiche (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.

obraiche (Scottish Gaelic): worker, workman, labourer

Definitions

  1. worker, workman, labourer

Ancestry of “obraiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicobairwork, job; employment
2Old Irishoparwork, occupation, activity, employment
3Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
4LatinOpus—
5Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
6Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
7Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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