Where does “opero” come from?
opero (Esperanto) 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.
opero (Esperanto): opera
Definitions
- opera
Ancestry of “opero”, step by step
opero traces back through 3 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 French opéra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | opéra | opera; third-person singular past historic of... |
via Russian о́пера
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | о́пера | opera |