Where does “poperetta” come from?
poperetta (English) comes from English operetta, from Italian operetta, from Italian opera, 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.
poperetta (English): A light popera with a frivolous story
Definitions
- A light popera with a frivolous story
Ancestry of “poperetta”, step by step
poperetta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English operetta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | operetta | A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story... |
| 2 | Italian | operetta | operetta |
| 3 | Italian | opera | work; means, help, services; opus |
| 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 |
via English POP
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | POP | Acronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of... |
| 2 | English | popular | Common among the general public; generally... |
| 3 | Middle English | populer | Commonly known |
| 4 | Old French | populaire | — |
| 5 | Latin | populāris | popular (by, of or for the people) |
| 6 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 7 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |