Where does “nonoperatively” come from?
nonoperatively (English) comes from English operatively, from English operative, from Middle English operative, from Middle French operatif, from Latin operativus, from Latin operō, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς — to follow; to see; to say.
nonoperatively (English): Without surgical operation
Definitions
- Without surgical operation
Ancestry of “nonoperatively”, step by step
nonoperatively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English operatively
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | operatively | In an operative manner |
| 2 | English | operative | Effectual or important; Functional, in working... |
| 3 | Middle English | operative | — |
| 4 | Middle French | operatif | — |
| 5 | Latin | operativus | creative, formative |
| 6 | Latin | operō | — |
| 7 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |