'adoperate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'adoperari,' where 'ad-' meant 'toward' and 'operari' meant 'to work.'

'adoperari' transformed into the Italian word 'adoperare,' and eventually became the modern English word 'adoperate.'

Initially, it meant 'to work toward something,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to make use of something.'