Where does “operatress” come from?
operatress (English) comes from English operator, from Latin operatōr, from Latin operor, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós — to follow; to see; to say.
operatress (English): A female operator
Definitions
- A female operator
Ancestry of “operatress”, step by step
operatress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English operator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | operator | One who operates; A telecommunications... |
| 2 | Latin | operatōr | worker, operator |
| 3 | Latin | operor | I work, labor |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |