Where does “operafy” come from?
operafy (English) comes from English 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.
operafy (English): To make into an opera or into the style of an opera; to make operatic
Definitions
- To make into an opera or into the style of an opera; to make operatic
Ancestry of “operafy”, step by step
operafy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English opera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | opera | A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song... |
| 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 English fy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fy | Expressing disapproval; To digest |
| 2 | Latin | fi | pah!, pooh!, foh!, bah!, an expression of... |
| 3 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |