Where does “operational” come from?
Operational derives from English operation, from Old French operacion, from Latin operatio (a working or functioning), from Latin operor (to work), from Latin opus (work or labor), from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-os-, ultimately from the root h₃ep-.
operational (English): Of or relating to operations, especially military...
Definitions
- Of or relating to operations, especially military...
Ancestry of “operational”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | operation | The method by which a device performs its... |
| 2 | Middle English | operacioun | operation |
| 3 | Old French | operacion | action; act; operation |
| 4 | Latin | operātiō | operation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |