Latin
operor
‘to work, labor’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin operor.
7 English words in this record descend from Latin operor, most familiar first.
- operation ← operacioun ← operacion ← operātiō
- operator
- cooperation ← cooperātiō ← operātiō
- operative ← operatif ← operātīvus ← operō
- cooperate ← cooperātus ← cooperor
- operatory ← operātōrium
- inoperation ← inoperari
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Etymograph / Latin operor