Where does “metaoperator” come from?

metaoperator (English) comes from English operator, from Latin operatōr, from Latin operor, 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.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “metaoperator”, step by step

metaoperator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English operator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoperatorOne who operates; A telecommunications...
2Latinoperatōrworker, operator
3LatinoperorI work, labor
4Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
5LatinOpusThe capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus
6Ancient GreekὈποῦςOpus, Greece
7Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
8Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
9Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via English meta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetaSelf-referential; structured analogously, but at...
2Latinmētacone, pyramid
3Proto-West Germanicmōtijanto meet
4Proto-Germanicmōtijanąto meet, encounter
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-