Etymology

operant

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Today it means: That operates to produce an effect. Full definition →

Middle English operant ← Latin operāns
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  1. Latin · derived fromoperāns
  2. Middle English · inherited fromoperant
  3. English todayoperant

From Middle English operant, from Latin operāns.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.