Where does “opera” come from?
opera (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto opero, 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 — to follow; to see; to say.
opera (Esperanto): of or relating to opera
Definitions
- of or relating to opera
Ancestry of “opera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | opero | opera |
| 2 | English | opera | A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song... |
| 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 |