Roots/*h₃ep-h₃ep-“to work, produce”Widely acceptedlaborcreationwealthSource of Latin opus, English opus, operate, optimal, opulentRoot for working/producing, yielding Latin opus and English operate, optimal, opulent, cooperate.Related Rootsdʰeh₁-“to put, to place, to do”dʰeH-“to set, establish (athematic)”dheh₁-bʰr-“skillful maker, builder”dheh₁-k-₂“to make do, cause to place”dʰeh₁-ḱ-“to make, do, put into action”dʰeh₁-ḱ-eyo-“to keep making, doing”dʰeh₁-k-mn̥“that which is made, thing”dʰeyǵʰ-₂“to form from clay, build”related entrySee also: h3ep- origin