Where does “opelet” come from?

opelet (English) comes from English ope, from Middle English ope, from Old English open, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

opelet (English): A bright-coloured European actinian

Definitions

  1. A bright-coloured European actinian

Ancestry of “opelet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishopeOpen; To open
2Middle Englishopeopen
3Old Englishopenopen
4Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
5Proto-Germanicupanazopen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →
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