Where does “obra” come from?
obra (Tagalog) comes from Spanish obra, from Old Spanish obra, 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.
obra (Tagalog): literary work
Definitions
- literary work
Ancestry of “obra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | obra | work, usually literary or artistic; construction |
| 2 | Old Spanish | obra | — |
| 3 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 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 |