Where does “obrado” come from?
obrado (Spanish) comes from Spanish obrar, from Late Latin operare, from Latin operārī, 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.
Ancestry of “obrado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | obrar | to act, to behave; to work |
| 2 | Late Latin | operare | second-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |