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ops

Pronunciation: [ˈɔps]

“ops” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. strength, power, power to help, property
  2. resources, wealth, riches
  3. assistance, help, aid, support

In Latin

  1. Facultas, potestas.
  2. Auxilium, subsidium.

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *opis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-(i)-, *h₃op-(i)- (“force, ability”), from *h₃ep- (“to work, toil; ability”), whence also Hittite [script needed] (happina-, “rich”), Sanskrit अप्नस् (ápnas, “property, possession”), Avestan 𐬀𐬟𐬥𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬝 (afnaŋᵛhaṇt̰, “rich in property”), and possibly Ancient Greek ὄμπνη (ómpnē, “food, corn”). Related to omnis, optimus and opus.

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