Where does “opereta” come from?
opereta (Basque) comes from Spanish opereta, from Italian operetta, from Italian opera, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós — to follow; to see; to say.
opereta (Basque): operetta
Definitions
- operetta
Ancestry of “opereta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | opereta | operetta |
| 2 | Italian | operetta | operetta |
| 3 | Italian | opera | work; means, help, services; opus |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |