Proto-Italic

*opos

‘work’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *opos.

15 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *opos, most familiar first.

• operation ← operacioun ← operacion ← operātiō ← operor
• operate ← operātus ← opera ← opus
• operator ← operor ← operātus ← opera ← opus
• cooperation ← cooperātiō ← operātiō ← operor ← operātus
• operative ← operatif ← operātīvus ← operō ← operor
• cooperate ← cooperātus ← cooperor ← operor ← operātus
• opus
• interoperate ← operate ← operātus ← opera ← opus
• ouvrier ← ovrier ← operārius ← opera ← opus
• operatory ← operātōrium ← operor ← operātus ← opera
• opusculum ← opus
• inoperation ← inoperari ← operor ← operātus ← opera

More words from *opos

• operose
• opuscule
• ouvrierism

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *opos