Etymology of the English word operon
the English word
operonusing the English suffix
-onderived from the French word
opéronderived from the French word
opérerderived from the Classical Latin word
operari (labor, toil, work)
derived from the Latin word
opera (work, care; aid)
derived from the Latin word
opus (need; work; fortifications)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*op-using the French suffix
-onderived from the French word
électronderived from the English word
electronusing the English suffix
-onderived from the English word
electricderived from the Latin word
electricus (electric)
derived from the Latin word
electrum (electrum; amber; electron)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
