Where does “ruimteopera” come from?
ruimteopera (Dutch) comes from Dutch opera, from Italian opera, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
ruimteopera (Dutch): space opera
Definitions
- space opera
Ancestry of “ruimteopera”, step by step
ruimteopera traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch opera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | opera | opera |
| 2 | Italian | opera | work; means, help, services; opus |
| 3 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Dutch ruimte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ruimte | space, room for a physical object to occupy; room... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rumede | space |
via English space opera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | space opera | A subgenre of speculative fiction or science... |