Where does “opalware” come from?

opalware (English) comes from English Opal, from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος, from Sanskrit उपल, from Sanskrit उपरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári.

opalware (English): A form of opaque toughened glass used for dinnerware

Definitions

  1. A form of opaque toughened glass used for dinnerware

Ancestry of “opalware”, step by step

opalware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Opal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOpalfrom the precious stone, invented in the nineteenth century
2Frenchopaleopal
3Latinopalusopal
4Byzantine Greekὀπάλλιοςopal
5Sanskritउपलstone; gem, stone
6Sanskritउपरिover; above; beyond
7Proto-Indo-Aryanupári
8Proto-Indo-Iranianupáriabove, over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
10Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English Ware

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWareA placename
2Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
4Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
5Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér